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milkweed

/mˈɪlkwˌid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
milk-weed
IPA
/mˈɪlkwˌid/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.

noun

Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.

noun

Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.

noun

A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).

Etymology

From milk + weed.

Inflected Forms

milkweeds (plural)

Phrases

heartleaf milkweed milkweed bug milkweed butterfly milkweed floss milkweed silk orange milkweed sandhill milkweed scarlet milkweed

Synonyms

silkweed sonchus oleraceus

Questions

How do you pronounce milkweed?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪlkwˌid/.
What does milkweed mean?
Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.
Where does milkweed come from?
From milk + weed.

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