Mead's milkweed

Definitions of Mead's milkweed
  1. noun
    milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
    synonyms: Asclepia meadii, Asclepias meadii
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    type 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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