butterfly weed

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English[edit]

butterfly feeding on butterfly weed

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

butterfly weed (uncountable)

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

Translations[edit]

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