Any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae

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n. any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.

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Asclepiad may refer to: A plant of the former family Asclepiadaceae An Asclepiad (poetry) , a type of metrical line used in lyric poetry An Asclepiad (title) , an ancient Greek title of uncertain profession, most likely a physician or healing priest The ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context poetry English) A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical foot: a spondee, two choriambus, and an iambus. 2 (context Ancient Greece English) A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepias, known as physicians or healers. ...