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noun
Genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed.
synonym: Asclepias.
is a specific kind of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus.
has as a member: milkweed, silkweed.
is a member of: Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family.
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