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Asclepiadaceae

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milkweed familynounwidely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order gentianales; most with milky juice
family asclepiadaceaenounwidely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order gentianales; most with milky juice

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family asclepiadaceaenounwidely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order gentianales; most with milky juice
milkweed familynounwidely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order gentianales; most with milky juice
asclepiadaceousnoun(botany) Relating to the milkweeds.
genus stapelianoungenus of evil-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from africa to east india
gentianalesnounan order of flowering plant, included within the asterid clade of eudicots.
vincetoxicumnouna genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae.
genus stephanotisnoungenus of old world tropical woody vines
hydrophyllaceaenounperennial woodland herbs
asterid dicot familynounfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
dicot familynounfamily of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
polemonialesnounpolemoniaceae; solanaceae; boraginaceae; labiatae; lentibulariaceae; pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order scrophulariales
lobeliaceaenounnot recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family campanulaceae
acocantheranounsmall genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; arabia to africa
genus nemophilanoungenus of ornamental chiefly california herbs: baby blue-eyes
vanguerianouna genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae.
monocot familynounfamily of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
plumbaginaceaenouna family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution.
chloranthaceaenouna family of flowering plants (angiosperms), the only family in the order Chloranthales.
primulalesnounprimulaceae; theophrastaceae; myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) plumbaginaceae
genus genipanountropical american evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind

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