1) Dicot genus 2) Genus asclepias 3) Magnoliopsid genus
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Asclepias L. (1753), the milkweeds, is a genus of herbaceous perennial, dicotyledonous plants that contains over 140 known species. It previously belonged to the family Asclepiadaceae, but this is now classified as the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. Milkweed is named for its milky sap, which consists of a latex contai...
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• (n.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.
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(Bloodflower, Butterfly Weed, Milkweed, Silkweed, Swan Plant) Most of these perennials are from North America, but at least one is from South Africa and one is found in tropical America. Nearly all of these erect plants grow 2 or 3 feet high, but one, A. physocarpa (also known as Gomphocarpus physocarpus and commonly known as the Swan Plant), grows...
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<botany> A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. ... <zoology> 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 Aescula...
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As·cle'pi·as noun [ Latin , from Greek ..., named from
Asclepios or
Aesculapius .]
(Botany) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.
Asclepias butterfly (Zoology) ,
a large, handsome, red...
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[n] - genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed
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genus Asclepias noun genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
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