First Known Use: 1859
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asclepiad
noun as·cle·pi·ad \ə-ˈsklē-pē-əd, a-, -ˌad\
Definition of ASCLEPIAD
: milkweed
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Origin of ASCLEPIAD
ultimately from Greek asklēpiad-, asklēpias celandine, from Asklēpios, Greek god of medicine
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