» asclepias
Noun (1 meaning)
1. genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed.
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:
- Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family (noun) - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales