milkweed
noun
any of several plants that secrete a milky juice or latex, especially those of the genus Asclepias, as A. syriaca.
milkweeds
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pluralof milkweed.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Planting milkweeds in your garden is great,” she says.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
As intimate and celebrated as the plants’ relationship with monarchs is, the community surrounding milkweeds is far more diverse.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Goldfarb cites the example of milkweeds, the exclusive feeding plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
There are other native milkweeds, but they are typically harder to find.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
These whorled milkweeds are distasteful to all animals and are eaten only when the stock is closely confined to pastures where there is little else in the way of forage.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
