"pleurisy root" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} pleurisy root
  1. The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases.
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  2. The plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers; butterfly weed. Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants
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