English noun: pleurisy root | |||
1. | pleurisy root (plant) erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers | ||
Synonyms | Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, Indian paintbrush, orange milkweed, tuber root | ||
Broader (hypernym) | milkweed, silkweed | ||