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Definition of Asclepias curassavica
1. Noun. Tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asclepias Curassavica
Literary usage of Asclepias curassavica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1847)
"Among other differences which must distinguish the Asclepias nivea from the
asclepias curassavica, independent of the colour of the blossoms and the general ..."
2. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1864)
"The insect haunts localities infested by asclepias curassavica (an introduced
plant, but now growing wild in all parts of the bush), upon which the larva ..."
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