Asclepias
Pronunciation : As*cle"pi*as
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties. Asclepias butterfly (Zo?l.), a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (Danais Archippus), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913