Noun: pleurisy root plûr-i-see root
- Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
"pleurisy root attracts monarchs to the garden";
- butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa
Derived forms: pleurisy roots
Encyclopedia: Pleurisy root