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silkweed vs swallowwort

swallowwort vs silkweed

silkweed and swallowwort both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silkweed Yes No No No
swallowwort Yes No No No
As nouns, swallowwort is a hyponym of silkweed; that is, swallowwort 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
  • swallowwort: 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, Asclepias curassavica, blood flower, 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) swallowwort (noun)
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
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