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Asclepias

Asclepias Meaning & Definition
Asclepias Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Asclepias?

[n] genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed

Synonyms | Synonyms for Asclepias: genus Asclepias

Related Terms | Find terms related to Asclepias:

See Also | Asclepiadaceae | dicot genus | family Asclepiadaceae | magnoliopsid genus | milkweed | milkweed family | silkweed

Asclepias In Webster's Dictionary

\As*cle"pi*as\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. {Asclepias butterfly} (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly ({Danais Archippus}), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.

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