ASCLEPIADACEOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or relating to plants of the milkweed family

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

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