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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