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The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases. / The plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers; butterfly weed.

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pleurisy root

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pleurisy root

Noun

The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases. / The plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers; butterfly weed.

Japanese Meaning

胸膜炎などの病気の治療に用いられる、ミルクウィード（Asclepias tuberosa）の大きな塊根。 / 深いオレンジ色の花を咲かせる同じ植物自体を指す（バタフライウィードとしても知られる）。