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Asclepias

DEFINITIONS OF: Asclepias

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n genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed

Synonyms:
genus Asclepias
Type of:
dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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