Found 2 items, similar to Asclepias.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Asclepias Asclepias n : genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed [syn: genus Asclepias]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Asclepias Asclepias \As*cle"pi*as\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. [1913 Webster] Asclepias butterfly (Zo["o]l.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias. [1913 Webster]