ASCLEPIAD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("asclepiad" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("asclepiad" is a member of...):

Asclepiadaceae; family Asclepiadaceae; milkweed family (widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice)

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