Asclepias

Translingual

Asclepias syriaca with seedpods

Etymology

From Latin asclepias (common swallow-wart), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás, swallow-wort).

Proper noun

Asclepias f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apocynaceae milkweeds.

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