̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷əˈdāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Asclepiad-, Asclepias, type genus + -aceae
: a widely distributed family of herbs or shrubs (order Gentianales) mostly with milky juice and with umbellate flowers that have a prominent corona between corolla and stamens — see milkweed
• as·cle·pi·a·da·ceous ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷shəs adjective