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butterfly weed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
but-ter-fly- weed
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Asclepias tuberosa, a species of milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange or yellow flowers.

Uncountable

Etymology

So called because its color and nectar tend to attract butterflies.

Usage

Synonyms

orange milkweed chigger flower chiggerflower pleurisy root tuber root indian paintbrush asclepias tuberosa

Questions

What does butterfly weed mean?
Asclepias tuberosa, a species of milkweed native to eastern North America, with clustered orange or yellow flowers.
Where does butterfly weed come from?
So called because its color and nectar tend to attract butterflies.

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