genus Asclepias

genus Asclepias
noun
genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
Syn: ↑Asclepias
Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Asclepiadaceae, ↑family Asclepiadaceae, ↑milkweed family
Member Meronyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed

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