As-cle'pi-as, n.
n. [Named from Asclepias or Esculapius.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallow-wort, and some other species having medicinal properties.
n. [Named from Asclepias or Esculapius.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallow-wort, and some other species having medicinal properties.