ASCLEPIAD
Dictionary entry overview: What does asclepiad mean? • ASCLEPIAD (noun)
The noun ASCLEPIAD has 1 sense:
1. any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
Familiarity information: ASCLEPIAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ASCLEPIAD (noun)
Meaning:
Any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
Classified under:
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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