| NOUN | plant | Asclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed | milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers |
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| Meaning | milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers. | |
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| Synonym | whorled milkweed | |
| Broader | 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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