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bloodflower

American

[bluhd-flou-er] / ˈblʌdˌflaʊ ər /

noun

a showy milkweed, Asclepias curassavica, of tropical America, having brilliant orange-red flowers and smooth fruit.

Etymology

Origin of bloodflower

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