- butterfly weed
- the root of this plant, formerly used as a cure for pleurisy
pleurisy root
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pleurisy root
noun
See butterfly weed.
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Noun
- The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases.
- The plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers; butterfly weed.
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pleurisy root - Medical Definition
n.
See butterfly weed
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