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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).
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