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CHIGGER FLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chigger flower mean?
• CHIGGER FLOWER (noun)
The noun CHIGGER FLOWER has 1 sense:
1. erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Familiarity information: CHIGGER FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Asclepias tuberosa; butterfly weed; chigger flower; chiggerflower; Indian paintbrush; orange milkweed; pleurisy root; tuber root
Hypernyms ("chigger flower" 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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