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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 flowersplay

  Familiarity information: CHIGGER FLOWER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHIGGER FLOWER (noun)


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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