purple milkweed

noun

Asclepias purpurascens, native to the central and midwestern United States.

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Meanings

nounpurple milkweed (countable and uncountable, plural purple milkweeds)

plural purple milkweeds

  1. countableuncountableAsclepias purpurascens, native to the central and midwestern United States.
  2. countableuncountableAsclepias cordifolia, native to the west coast of the United States, the heartleaf milkweed.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heartleaf milkweed
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purple milkweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20milkweed

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“purple milkweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20milkweed. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purple milkweed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20milkweed.

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