Meaning of ASCLEPIAS
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| | Definition: | | [n] genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Asclepias |
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| | See Also: | | Asclepiadaceae, dicot genus, family Asclepiadaceae, magnoliopsid genus, milkweed, milkweed family, silkweed | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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