NOUN | plant | Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush | erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers |
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Meaning | Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers. | |
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Synonyms | butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush | |
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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