Chiggerflower

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chiggerflower
       n : erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having
           showy orange flowers [syn: {butterfly weed}, {orange
           milkweed}, {chigger flower}, {pleurisy root}, {tuber root},
            {Indian paintbrush}, {Asclepias tuberosa}]