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Meaning of pleurisy root | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pleurite pleuritic pleuritis pleurobasidium pleurobranch pleurobranchid