Asclepiadaceae
plural noun
As·cle·pi·a·da·ce·ae
: a widely distributed family of herbs or shrubs (order Gentianales) mostly with milky juice and with umbellate flowers that have a prominent corona between corolla and stamens see milkweed
asclepiadaceous adjective
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Asclepiad-, Asclepias, type genus + -aceae