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Asclepiadaceae

Definition:

a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

family | proper noun

Plural:

Asclepiadaceae*
(* Asclepiadaceae may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

dicot family » family » taxonomic group » biological group

Member of:

Gentianales » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Araujia | asclepiad | Asclepias | Cynancum | Hoya | Periploca | Sarcostemma | Stapelia | Stephanotis | Vincetoxicum

Synonym:

milkweed family

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