ASCLEPIAS SUBVERTICILLATA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock

Synonyms:

Asclepias subverticillata; horsetail milkweed; poison milkweed

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Asclepias subverticillata" 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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