genus asclepias

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   genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed

   SynonymsAsclepias

   Broaderdicot genus

   Part ofAsclepiadaceae

Questions about genus asclepias

What does genus asclepias mean?

genus asclepias means "genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed".

What is another word for genus asclepias?

Close synonyms include Asclepias. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus asclepias a common word?

genus asclepias is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.