HyperDic: asclepias_curassavica

English > 1 sense of the expression Asclepias curassavica:
NOUNplantAsclepias curassavica, blood flower, swallowworttropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings
English > Asclepias curassavica: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics.
Synonymsblood flower, swallowwort
Broadermilkweed, silkweedAny of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

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