Definition of Asclepias

1. Noun. Genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed.

Exact synonyms: Genus Asclepias
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Asclepiadaceae, Family Asclepiadaceae, Milkweed Family
Member holonyms: Milkweed, Silkweed

Definition of Asclepias

1. n. A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.

Medical Definition of Asclepias

1. A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly, a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias. Origin: L, fr. Gr, named from Asclepios or Aesculapius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asclepias

ascient
ascigerous
asciibetically
ascites
ascites adiposus
ascites in neonates
ascitic
ascitic agar
ascitic fluid
ascitic tumour
ascititious
ascitogenous
asclepiad
asclepiadaceous
asclepiads
asclepias (current term)
ascocarp
ascocarpic
ascocarpous
ascocarps
ascococci
ascococcus
ascogenous
ascogonia
ascogonium
ascolichen
ascoma
ascomata
ascomycete

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