asclepias

/ (əˈskliːpɪəs) /

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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