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Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.

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  1. n. Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
  2. n. any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
  3. Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
  4. Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seedvessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
  5. n any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts