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A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.

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  1. n. A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.
  2. A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly (Zoöl.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
  3. A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and someother species having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly(Zoöl.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (DanaisArchippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of thegenus Asclepias.
  4. n. A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.