Asclepiadaceae

Definitions of Asclepiadaceae
  1. noun
    widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
    synonyms: family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family
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    type of:
    dicot family, magnoliopsid family
    family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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