milkweed_family
1. [ noun ] (biology,botany) widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
Synonyms: family_Asclepiadaceae Asclepiadaceae
Related terms: dicot_family Gentianales Periploca Araujia Asclepias Vincetoxicum genus_Hoya Sarcostemma genus_Stapelia genus_Stephanotis genus_Cynancum asclepiad
Similar spelling:   milkweed_butterfly