Definitions for: Asclepias

[n] genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed

Webster (1913) Definition: As*cle"pi*as, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from
Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and
some other species having medicinal properties.

Asclepias butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and
black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both
hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.

Synonyms: genus Asclepias

See Also: Asclepiadaceae, dicot genus, family Asclepiadaceae, magnoliopsid genus, milkweed, milkweed family, silkweed

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