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genus 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

genus asclepias is a member of:

• Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family (noun) - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales

members of genus 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