blood flower

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Noun1.blood flower - tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wingsblood flower - tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
Asclepias curassavica, swallowwort
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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"Blood Flowers" tells the story of missionary Sister Meg Carney as she finds herself with two different revolutions thrown at her during her time working throughout South America and the challenges of her life as a sister of the faith and more.
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