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Asclepias
(gcide) | Asclepias \As*cle"pi*as\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from
Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and
some other species having medicinal properties.
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Asclepias butterfly (Zool.), a large, handsome, red and
black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both
hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
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asclepias
(wn) | Asclepias
n 1: genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed;
milkweed [syn: Asclepias, genus Asclepias] |
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Asclepias butterfly
(gcide) | Asclepias \As*cle"pi*as\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from
Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and
some other species having medicinal properties.
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Asclepias butterfly (Zool.), a large, handsome, red and
black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both
hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
[1913 Webster]Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. Butterflies. [Perh. from the
color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[=e]ge,
buttor-fle['o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See
Butter, and Fly.] (Zool.)
A general name for the numerous species of diurnal
Lepidoptera.
Note: [See Illust. under Aphrodite.]
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Asclepias butterfly. See under Asclepias.
Butterfly fish (Zool.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius
ocellaris}) of Europe. See Blenny. The term is also
applied to the flying gurnard.
Butterfly shell (Zool.), a shell of the genus Voluta.
Butterfly valve (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,
consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to
a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat
resembles a butterfly in shape.
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Asclepias Curassavica
(gcide) | Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\
([i^]p`[-e]*k[a^]k`[-u]*[a^]n"[.a]), n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf.
Sp. ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping
plant that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.)
The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb ({Cepha["e]lis
Ipecacuanha}), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant
itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other
plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or
Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac
(Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac
(Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac
(Richardsonia scabra).
[1913 Webster]Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed
as a game bird. It is closely allied to the
canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.
Called also red-headed duck. American poachard,
grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under
Poachard.
(b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
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3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with
red flowers. It is used in medicine.
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Asclepias tuberosa
(gcide) | Pleurisy \Pleu"ri*sy\, n. [F. pleur['e]sie, L. pleurisis,
pleuritis, Gr pleyri^tis (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib,
side.] (Med.)
An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with
fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with
exudation into the pleural cavity.
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Pleurisy root. (Bot.)
(a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed ({Asclepias
tuberosa}) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and
other diseases.
(b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers;
-- called also butterfly weed.
[1913 Webster]chiggerflower \chiggerflower\ n.
an erect perennial of eastern and southern U. S. ({Asclepias
tuberosa}) having showy orange flowers.
Syn: butterfly weed, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber
root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa.
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asclepias
(wn) | Asclepias
n 1: genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed;
milkweed [syn: Asclepias, genus Asclepias] |
asclepias albicans
(wn) | Asclepias albicans
n 1: tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish
starlike flowers; southwestern United States [syn: {white
milkweed}, Asclepias albicans] |
asclepias curassavica
(wn) | Asclepias curassavica
n 1: tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods
suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed
throughout the tropics [syn: blood flower, swallowwort,
Asclepias curassavica] |
asclepias exaltata
(wn) | Asclepias exaltata
n 1: milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves
resembling those of pokeweed [syn: poke milkweed,
Asclepias exaltata] |
asclepias incarnata
(wn) | Asclepias incarnata
n 1: densely branching perennial of the eastern United States
with white to crimson or purple flowers [syn: {swamp
milkweed}, Asclepias incarnata] |
asclepias meadii
(wn) | Asclepias meadii
n 1: milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
[syn: Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii, {Asclepia
meadii}] |
asclepias purpurascens
(wn) | Asclepias purpurascens
n 1: perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple
flowers [syn: purple silkweed, Asclepias purpurascens] |
asclepias speciosa
(wn) | Asclepias speciosa
n 1: milkweed of southern North America having large starry
purple and pink flowers [syn: showy milkweed, {Asclepias
speciosa}] |
asclepias subverticillata
(wn) | Asclepias subverticillata
n 1: milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico;
poisonous to livestock [syn: poison milkweed, {horsetail
milkweed}, Asclepias subverticillata] |
asclepias tuberosa
(wn) | Asclepias tuberosa
n 1: erect perennial of eastern and southern United States
having showy orange flowers [syn: butterfly weed, {orange
milkweed}, chigger flower, chiggerflower, {pleurisy
root}, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, {Asclepias
tuberosa}] |
asclepias verticillata
(wn) | Asclepias verticillata
n 1: milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in
whorls and greenish-white flowers [syn: whorled milkweed,
Asclepias verticillata] |
genus asclepias
(wn) | genus Asclepias
n 1: genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed;
milkweed [syn: Asclepias, genus Asclepias] |
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