Meanings
nounbutterfly milkweed (countable and uncountable, plural butterfly milkweeds)
plural butterfly milkweeds
- countableuncountableAsclepias tuberosa, native to most of North America, except for the northwest.
Synonyms: butterfly weed, pleurisy root
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAsclepias tuberosa, native to most of North America, except for the northwest.
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