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silkweed

[ silk-weed ]

noun

  1. any milkweed, the pods of which contain a silky down.

silkweed

/ ˈsɪlkˌwiːd /

noun

  1. another name for milkweed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silkweed1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; silk + weed 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silkweed1

C19: so called because the pods contain a silklike down
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Example Sentences

Their lines were made of the tough, fibrous, silken bark of the variety of milkweed or silkweed, already mentioned.

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