HyperDic: asclepias_tuberosa

English > 1 sense of the expression Asclepias tuberosa:
NOUNplantAsclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrusherect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
English > Asclepias tuberosa: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningErect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers.
Synonymsbutterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush
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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