asclepias

/ (əˈskliːpɪəs) /

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noun

any plant of the perennial mostly tuberous genus Asclepias; some are grown as garden or greenhouse plants for their showy orange-scarlet or purple flowers: family AsclepiadaceaeSometimes called: milkweed

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Word Origin for asclepias

Greek asklēpias swallowwort

Words nearby asclepias

ASCII, ascites, asclepiadaceous, Asclepiadean, Asclepiades, asclepias, Asclepius, asco-, ascocarp, ascogenous, ascogonium

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How to use asclepias in a sentence

This part had been covered with beautiful flowers, such as sunflowers, red and orange-coloured poppies, and asclepias.
The Desert Home|Mayne Reid
Asclepias, or Swallow-wort, a genus of plants, the type and the largest genus of the nat.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The wood preferred is the Cassia auriculata, and the leaf that of the Asclepias gigantea, or the Convolvulus laurifolius.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Asclepias searched out the hidden powers of plants, and discovered cures for the various diseases which afflict the human body.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens

Asclepias, the god of the healing art, was the son of Apollo and the nymph Coronis.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens