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milkweed vs poison milkweed

poison milkweed vs milkweed

milkweed and poison milkweed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
milkweed Yes No No No
poison milkweed Yes No No No
As nouns, poison milkweed is a hyponym of milkweed; that is, poison milkweed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than milkweed:
  • milkweed: any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
  • poison milkweed: milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
Other hyponyms of milkweed include Asclepias albicans, white milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, blood flower, swallowwort, Asclepias exaltata, poke milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed, Asclepia meadii, Asclepias meadii, Mead's milkweed, Asclepias purpurascens, purple silkweed, Asclepias speciosa, showy milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata, horsetail milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, Indian paintbrush, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root, Asclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed.
milkweed (noun) poison milkweed (noun)
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
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