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Definition of Milkweeds
1. milkweed [n] - See also: milkweed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milkweeds
Literary usage of Milkweeds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rubber-content of North American Plants by Harvey Monroe Hall, Frances Louise Long (1921)
"THE GENUS ASCLEPIAS, OH TRUE milkweeds. Since most of the species here ...
A few of the milkweeds have woody stems, but those here described die down to ..."
2. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"milkweeds in foreground. After photograph by Williams. is recognized by the leaves
toward the middle of the stem, standing in whorls of four. ..."
3. Little Wanderers by Margaret Warner Morley (1899)
"milkweeds. MOST of us like milkweeds. They are not so troublesome as f**% the
... Most kinds of milkweeds have a milky juice, as their name tells. ..."
4. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1903)
"... in the Autumn and before falling turn to a rich clear yellow that lights up
the thickets for some days. ABOUT milkweeds. BY DR. WILLIAM WHITMAN BAILEY. ..."
5. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the by George J Hagar (1910)
"The most showy of native US milkweeds is A. tuberosa, more generally called
butterfly weed and pleurisy root; it is quite common, especially in the South; ..."
6. Pamphlets on Forestry in Nevada (1905)
"The roots of the milkweeds are somewhat brittle, whitish and thickened; ...
The milkweeds have a milky sap or juice which gives to them their common name ..."
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