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butterfly weed
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a North American wildflower (Asclepias tuberosa) of the milkweed family, with orange flowers
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noun
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 orange milkweed, pleurisy root.
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