Asclepias syriaca
Categorieën: Homeopathische Geneeskunde, Geneeskrachtige plant, Inheemse Amerikaanse Geneeskunde, Olie, Poeder, Thee, Tinctuur
Milkweed (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
milk + weed
Noun
milkweed (plural milkweeds)
- Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.
- Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
- Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
- Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
- A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Synonyms
- silkweed
Hyponyms
- (plants in genus Asclepias): common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), clasping milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis
