Definition of Asclepias in English :

Define Asclepias in English

Asclepias meaning in English

Meaning of Asclepias in English

Pronunciation of Asclepias in English

Asclepias pronunciation in English

Pronounce Asclepias in English

Asclepias

see synonyms of asclepias

Noun

1. asclepias, genus asclepias

genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed

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Asclepias

see synonyms of asclepias
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 Asclepiadaceae
. Sometimes called: milkweed

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