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silkweed vs Asclepias curassavica

Asclepias curassavica vs silkweed

silkweed and Asclepias curassavica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silkweed Yes No No No
Asclepias curassavica Yes No No No
As nouns, Asclepias curassavica is a hyponym of silkweed; that is, Asclepias curassavica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than silkweed:
  • silkweed: any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
  • Asclepias curassavica: tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
Other hyponyms of silkweed include Asclepias albicans, white milkweed, 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, poison milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, Indian paintbrush, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root, Asclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed.
silkweed (noun) Asclepias curassavica (noun)
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
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