pleurisy root

noun

The large tuberous root of the butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleurisy and other diseases.

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butterfly milkweedbutterfly weedwindrootorange milkweedchigger flowerchiggerflowertuber rootIndian paintbrush
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Meanings

noun
  1. The large tuberous root of the butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleurisy and other diseases.
  2. The plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers

    Synonyms: butterfly milkweed, butterfly weed, windroot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers

Similar
butterfly milkweedbutterfly weedwindroot

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
butterfly weedorange milkweedchigger flowerchiggerflowertuber rootIndian paintbrushAsclepias tuberosa
Broader
milkweedsilkweed
Also see
butterfly milkweedbutterfly weedindian paintbrushorange milkweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

pleurisy root. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurisy%20root

MLA

“pleurisy root.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleurisy%20root. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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