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    TUBER ROOT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowersplay

    Synonyms:

    Asclepias tuberosa; butterfly weed; chigger flower; chiggerflower; Indian paintbrush; orange milkweed; pleurisy root; tuber root

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("tuber root" is a kind of...):

    milkweed; silkweed (any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts)

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