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milkweed
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈmɪlk.wiːd/ us /ˈmɪlk.wiːd/
a plant whose sap (= the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant) is like milk:
There were tall milkweeds along the path.
Milkweed frequently grows around the edges of fields.
You can attract butterflies to your garden by planting milkweed.
The milkweeds and other wild flowers in the lane seemed to reach to the sky.
The caterpillars only feed on milkweed.
He preserved milkweeds in spirits and carefully transported them to his laboratory.
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