butterfly weed
Also called or·ange milk·weed [awr-inj milk-weed, or-] /ˈɔr ɪndʒ ˈmɪlkˌwid, ˈɒr-/ . a North American milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, having clusters of bright orange flowers.
an erect North American plant, Gaura coccinea, of the evening primrose family, having wandlike spikes of white to pink flowers turning red with age.
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How to use butterfly weed in a sentence
The highest were the white tufts of yarrow and butterfly-weed—the flaming milkweed that drew you like a magnet.
The Adventures of Maya the Bee | Waldemar BonselsThe butterfly-weed, with its brilliant scarlet flowers, attracted flocks of butterflies and made fine masses of color.
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth | John MuirInfusum asclepiadis tuberos, L. From the root of butterfly weed or pleurisy root (Asclepias tuberosa).
The milkweed or butterfly weed already mentioned is another example of a flower adapted to insect pollination.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterA humming-bird is fanning the butterfly-weed, and he looks on with interest not unmixed with fear.
Wild Life Near Home | Dallas Lore Sharp
British Dictionary definitions for butterfly weed
a North American asclepiadaceous plant, Asclepias tuberosa (or A. decumbens), having flat-topped clusters of bright orange flowers: Also called: orange milkweed, pleurisy root
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