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Any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
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asclepiad
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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. ...
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.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
Usage examples of asclepiad.
Systems of Glyconics and Asclepiads are, if I mistake not, easily manageable, and are only thought foreign to the genius of our language because they have never been written on strict principles of art by a really great master.