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Definition of: asclepiadaceous
(as·klē′pē·ə·dā′shəs) adjective Bot.
Belonging to a large family (Asclepiadaceae) of erect or twining plants, the milkweed family, having milky juice. [<NL Asclepias, a genus of plants <Gk. asklēpias; named after Aesculapius]
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