Hyphenation of silkweed

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word silkweed? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

silk-weed

Definitions of silkweed:

1.	Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

Synonyms of silkweed:

noun	milkweed, herb, herbaceous plant

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