orange milkweed

noun

Asclepias tuberosa, a milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange flowers.

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Meanings

nounorange milkweed (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAsclepias tuberosa, a milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange flowers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounerect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers

Similar
butterfly weedchigger flowerchiggerflowerpleurisy roottuber rootIndian paintbrushAsclepias tuberosa
Broader
milkweedsilkweed
Also see
butterfly weedindian paintbrushpleurisy root

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orange milkweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orange%20milkweed.

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