asclepiad

English Thesaurus

1. any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	herb, herbaceous plant,
definition	:	a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	asclepiadaceae, family asclepiadaceae, milkweed family,
definition	:	widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice (noun.plant)