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butterflyweed

butterflyweed is the alternative form of butterfly weed.

Meaning of butterfly weed

Noun

butterfly weed (uncountable)

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

Questions about butterflyweed

What is butterflyweed the alternative form of?
Butterflyweed is the alternative form of butterfly weed.

Words near butterflyweed in the dictionary

  1. butterflyers
  2. butterflyfish
  3. butterflyfishes
  4. butterflying
  5. butterflylike
  6. butterflyweed
  7. butterhead
  8. butterhead lettuce
  9. butterhead lettuces
  10. butterheads
  11. butterhorn

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