Silkweed
51chiggerflower — noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers • Syn: ↑butterfly weed, ↑orange milkweed, ↑chigger flower, ↑pleurisy root, ↑tuber root, ↑Indian paintbrush, ↑Asclepias tuberosa …
52herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
53horsetail milkweed — noun milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock • Syn: ↑poison milkweed, ↑Asclepias subverticillata • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed * * * noun : whorled milkweed …
54Indian paintbrush — noun 1. erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers • Syn: ↑butterfly weed, ↑orange milkweed, ↑chigger flower, ↑chiggerflower, ↑pleurisy root, ↑tuber root, ↑Asclepias tuberosa …
55Mead's milkweed — noun milkweed of central North America; a threatened species • Syn: ↑Asclepias meadii, ↑Asclepia meadii • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed …
56orange milkweed — noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers • Syn: ↑butterfly weed, ↑chigger flower, ↑chiggerflower, ↑pleurisy root, ↑tuber root, ↑Indian paintbrush, ↑Asclepias tuberosa …
57pleurisy root — noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers • Syn: ↑butterfly weed, ↑orange milkweed, ↑chigger flower, ↑chiggerflower, ↑tuber root, ↑Indian paintbrush, ↑Asclepias tuberosa …
58poison milkweed — noun milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock • Syn: ↑horsetail milkweed, ↑Asclepias subverticillata • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed * * * noun : flowering spurge …
59poke milkweed — noun milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed • Syn: ↑Asclepias exaltata • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed * * * noun Etymology: poke (IV) …
60showy milkweed — noun milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers • Syn: ↑Asclepias speciosa • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed * * * noun : a silky white No. American perennial herb (Asclepias speciosa) with opposite oval leaves …
