» asclepias

Noun (1 meaning)

1. genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed.

Asclepias, genus Asclepias

asclepias is a type of:
  • dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
asclepias is a member of:
members of asclepias:
  • milkweed, silkweed (noun) - any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts