| 词条 | butterfly weed |
| 释义 | butterfly weed plant also called pleurisy root, orangeroot, or orange milkweed North American plant of the milkweed family (Apocynaceae), a stout, rough-haired perennial with long roots. The leafy, erect, somewhat branching stem is about 0.3 to 0.9 metre (1 to 3 feet) tall. In midsummer it bears numerous clusters of bright orange flowers. Unlike most milkweeds, this plant has a scanty milky juice. It is native to dry fields and is often planted in wild gardens or grown as a border plant. |
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