butterfly weed

n. A North American milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) having showy clusters of usually bright orange flowers and a root that was formerly used in medicine. Also called pleurisy root.

butterfly weed

n (Plants) a North American asclepiadaceous plant, Asclepias tuberosa (or A. decumbens), having flat-topped clusters of bright orange flowers. Also called: orange milkweed or pleurisy root

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Noun

butterfly weed - erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowersAsclepias tuberosa, chigger flower, chiggerflower, Indian paintbrush, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber rootmilkweed, silkweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

butterfly weed

butterfly weed:

see milkweedmilkweed,
common name for members of the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly perennial herbs and shrubs characterized by milky sap, a tuft of silky hairs attached to the seed (for wind distribution), and (usually) a climbing habit.
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butterfly weed

n. A North American milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) having showy clusters of usually bright orange flowers and a root that was formerly used in medicine. Also called pleurisy root.

pleurisy root

An herbal root which contains glycosides—e.g., asclepiadin, resins, volatile oil; it is antispasmodic, diaphoretic, expectorant, tonic, carminative and mildly cathartic, and has been used by herbalists for respiratory tract infections.

Toxicity
Fresh roots may cause vomiting and toxicity at high doses.

butterfly weed

Related to butterfly weed: Asclepias tuberosa

noun

Synonyms for butterfly weed

noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers

Synonyms

Asclepias tuberosa
chigger flower
chiggerflower
Indian paintbrush
orange milkweed
pleurisy root
tuber root

Related Words

milkweed
silkweed

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