| asclepias | <botany> A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. <zoology> Asclepias butterfly, a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias. Origin: L, fr. Gr, named from Asclepios or Aesculapius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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