Definition of "milkweed" [milk•weed]

• Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias, having milky juice, usually opposite leaves, variously colored flowers grouped in umbels, and pods that split open to release seeds with downy tufts. Also called silkweed. (noun)

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• "Damian, milkweed is also brilliant for healing damaged livers."
• "Of course, some weeds, like milkweed, is not good for the goats so I have to be careful not to include them."
• "During the summer these wonderful creatures go through several short generations each lasting only a few weeks scattered throughout the U.S. and southern Canada, wherever milkweed is available."