| 单词 | butterfly weed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutterfly weed butterfly weed n. chiefly U.S. any of several North American flowering plants, spec. the orange milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa, which has clusters of sweetly-scented orange or yellow flowers that are attractive to butterflies.Also called pleurisy root. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > pleurisy-root pleurisy root1764 butterfly weed1798 1798 B. S. Barton Coll. Ess. towards Materia Medica U.S. 48 It [sc. Asclepias decumbens] is called Butterfly-weed, &c. because its flowers are often visited by the butterflies. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 213 Butterfly weed is a popular remedy in the United States for a variety of disorders. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World (1975) ii. 24 The flaming orange umbels of butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa ), blooming late in the year, add to the magic of the autumn flora. 2015 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 30 June 12 Butterfly weed likes full sun, so it's no wonder it does well along the highways and byways of North America from the Rockies eastward. < as lemmas |
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