Asclepiadaceae

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Asclepiadaceae
    n 1: widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order
         Gentianales; most with milky juice [syn: {Asclepiadaceae},
         {family Asclepiadaceae}, {milkweed family}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Asclepiadaceae \Asclepiadaceae\ n.
   a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with
   milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus {Asclepias}).
   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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