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noun
genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed
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genus asclepias

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magnoliopsid genus dicot genus

Definition that contains asclepias

milkweed any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
silkweed any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
gynostegium the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias