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noun
Asclepias tuberosa, a species of milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange or yellow flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: milkweed, silkweed
History
So called because its color and nectar tend to attract butterflies.
Across languages
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