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ASCLEPIAS SPECIOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Asclepias speciosa mean?
• ASCLEPIAS SPECIOSA (noun)
The noun ASCLEPIAS SPECIOSA has 1 sense:
1. milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
Familiarity information: ASCLEPIAS SPECIOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Asclepias speciosa; showy milkweed
Hypernyms ("Asclepias speciosa" is a kind of...):
milkweed; silkweed (any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts)
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