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Meaning of Milkweed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.
  2. Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
  3. Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
  4. Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
  5. A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).

Equivalents

العربية حشيشة اللبن (نبات) عشر
Deutsch Kielkrone Seidenpflanze
Ελληνικά ασκληπιάδα ζιζάνιο πεταλούδας
Suomi madari silkkiyrtti
Italiano asclepiade
Polski mleczara trojeść

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

milkweed bug milkweed butterfly milkwoman milkwood milkwort Milky

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