1. a North American plant with milky juice and silky seeds, especially milkweed

Examples

• The monarch butterflies laid their eggs on the silkweed plants.
• Silkweed grows wild in many fields across the Midwest.
• The fluffy seeds of silkweed drift on the wind in autumn.
• Native Americans used silkweed fibers for making rope.
• The garden featured native plants including silkweed and prairie grass.
• Silkweed is an important food source for monarch caterpillars.