noun
- plants of the genus Asclepias that produce a milky sap and are important food sources for monarch butterfly caterpillars
Usage: plural form of milkweed
Examples
- The garden was filled with colorful milkweeds that attracted butterflies.
- Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweeds during their larval stage.
- Common milkweeds can be found growing wild in fields and roadsides.
- The farmer planted native milkweeds to support local pollinator populations.
- Orange and pink milkweeds bloomed throughout the prairie restoration area.
- Conservation groups encourage planting milkweeds to help monarch migration.