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Asclepiadaceae
noun
widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
Syn: ↑family Asclepiadaceae, ↑milkweed family
Derivationally related forms: ↑asclepiadaceous
Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family
Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑order Gentianales
Member Meronyms:
asclepiad, ↑Asclepias, ↑genus Asclepias, ↑Araujia, ↑genus Araujia, ↑genus Cynancum, ↑genus Hoya, ↑Periploca, ↑genus Periploca, ↑Sarcostemma, ↑genus Sarcostemma, ↑genus Stapelia, ↑genus Stephanotis, ↑Vincetoxicum, ↑genus Vincetoxicum

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Asclepiadāˈceae plural noun
The milkweed and swallow-wort family, closely related to the periwinkle family
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Main Entry:asclepiad

Useful english dictionary. 2012.