blood flower

/bləd ˌflaʊər/
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Definitions of blood flower
  1. noun
    tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
    synonyms: Asclepias curassavica, swallowwort
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    type of:
    milkweed, silkweed
    any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
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