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ASCLEPIADACEOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does asclepiadaceous mean?
• ASCLEPIADACEOUS (adjective)
The adjective ASCLEPIADACEOUS has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to plants of the milkweed family
Familiarity information: ASCLEPIADACEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to plants of the milkweed family
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Pertainym:
Asclepiadaceae (widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice)
Derivation:
Asclepiadaceae (widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice)
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