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Asclepiad
Asclepiad As*cle"pi*ad, n. (Gr. & L. Pros.)
A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias,
consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and
an iambus.
AsclepiadaceousAsclepiadaceous As*cle`pi*a*da"ceous, a. [See Asclepias.]
(Bot.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed
family. asclepiadinVincetoxin Vin`ce*tox"in, n. (Chem.)
A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort
(Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family)
as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also
asclepiadin, and cynanchin. AsclepiasAsclepias As*cle"pi*as, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from
Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and
some other species having medicinal properties.
Asclepias butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and
black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both
hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias. Asclepias butterflyAsclepias As*cle"pi*as, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from
Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and
some other species having medicinal properties.
Asclepias butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and
black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both
hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias. Asclepias CurassavicaIpecacuanha Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha, n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf. Sp.
ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping plant
that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.)
The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cepha["e]lis
Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant
itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other
plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or
Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac
(Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac
(Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac
(Richardsonia scabra).
Meaning of Asclepia from wikipedia
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Asclepias is a
genus of herbaceous, perennial,
flowering plants known as milkweeds,
named for
their latex, a
milky substance containing cardiac glycosides...
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Asclepias tuberosa,
commonly known as
butterfly weed, is a
species of
milkweed native to
eastern and
southwestern North America. It is
commonly known...
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Asclepias incarnata, the
swamp milkweed, rose milkweed, rose milkflower,
swamp silkweed, or
white Indian hemp, is a
herbaceous perennial plant species...
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Asclepias fascicularis is a
species of
milkweed known by the
common names narrowleaf milkweed and
Mexican whorled milkweed. It is a
perennial herb that...
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Asclepia Gandolfo (22 July 1864 in
Imperia – 31
August 1925 in Rome) was an
Italian military officer, who
served as a
general in the
Royal Italian Army...
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Asclepias cur****avica,
commonly known as
tropical milkweed, is a
flowering plant species of the
milkweed genus,
Asclepias. It is
native to the American...
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Asclepias purpurascens, the
purple milkweed, is a
herbaceous plant species. It is in the
genus Asclepias,
making it a type of milkweed. It is
native to...
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Asclepias syriaca,
commonly called common milkweed,
butterfly flower, silkweed,
silky swallow-wort, and
Virginia silkweed, is a
species of
flowering plant...
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Asclepias speciosa is a milky-sapped
perennial plant in the
dogbane family (Apocynaceae),
known commonly as the
showy milkweed and is
found in the western...
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Asclepias oenotheroides is a
species of milkweed,
commonly known as
zizotes milkweed or side-cluster milkweed. It is
native to the south-western United...
