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Meanings of silkweed in English

Catalan
asclepiadàcia

Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts.

        asclepiadàcia
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        Examples for "milkweed"
        Examples for "milkweed"
        1
        The resulting wrestling match sent up another thick cloud of milkweed fluff.
        The Bone Doll's Twin
        2
        It is chocolate milkweed, and it is as smooth as Chinese silk.
        Abducted to Oz
        3
        He closed his hand around one of the tall stalks of milkweed.
        Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
        4
        Young milkweed is better than spinach, and also makes an excellent salad.
        Three Acres and Liberty
        5
        Also, you may have as many milkweed pods as you can carry.
        Abducted to Oz
        Usage of silkweed in English
        1
        The dyke curved round for nearly a kilometre, the water in it growing fetid and the silkweed becoming a toxic orange.
        The Departure
        Translations for silkweed