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family asclepiadaceae is a type of:

• dicot family, magnoliopsid family (noun) - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination

family asclepiadaceae is a member of:

• Gentianales, order Gentianales (noun) - an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers

members of family asclepiadaceae:

• Araujia, genus Araujia (noun) - small genus of South American evergreen vines
• Asclepias, genus Asclepias (noun) - genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed
• Periploca, genus Periploca (noun) - genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World
• Sarcostemma, genus Sarcostemma (noun) - succulent subshrubs or vines
• Vincetoxicum, genus Vincetoxicum (noun) - genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers

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• asclepiad (noun) - any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
• genus Cynancum (noun) - genus of perennial tropical African lianas
• genus Hoya (noun) - large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and Polynesia
• genus Stapelia (noun) - genus of foul-smelling plants resembling cacti
• genus Stephanotis (noun) - genus of Old World tropical woody vines

family asclepiadaceae is derivationally related to:

• asclepiadaceous (adjective) - of or relating to plants of the milkweed family