milkweed butterfly
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Origin of milkweed butterfly
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Words nearby milkweed butterfly
milk train, milk vetch, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milk-white, milkwood, milkwort, milky
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