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WHORLED MILKWEED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers
Synonyms:
Asclepias verticillata; whorled milkweed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("whorled milkweed" is a kind of...):
milkweed; silkweed (any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts)