orange milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa, a milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange…Asclepias tuberosa, a milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange flowers.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Asclepias tuberosa, a milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange flowers.
erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers:butterfly weedchigger flowerchiggerflowerpleurisy roottuber rootIndian paintbrushAsclepias tuberosa
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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