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‖ Asclepias Bot.|əskˈliːpɪæs|
[mod.L., a. Gr. ἀσκληπιάς, f. ἀσκληπιός æsculapius.]
A genus of plants, giving its name to a family, including the Milkweed, Swallow-wort, and some others, chiefly natives of the east coast of North America.
1578Lyte Dodoens 317 We may call it in English Asclepias, Vincetoxicum, and Swallowurt. 1706Phillips, Asclepias..Swallow-wort or Silken Cicely. 1872Oliver Elem. Bot. ii. 208 The exotic Asclepias Family, including the beautiful Hoyas and Stephanotis of our stoves. 1872Baker Nile Tribut. ii. 22 Cutting firewood from the asclepias. |