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orange milkweed

DEFINITIONS OF: orange milkweed

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

Synonyms:
Asclepias tuberosa, Indian paintbrush, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root
Type of:
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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