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

⸗¦⸗⸗⸗¦⸗shəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Asclepiad-, Asclepias, type genus + -aceae

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