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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASCLEPIADACEOUS

From New Latin Asclēpias genus name, from Latin, from Greek asklēpias, named after Asclepius.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASCLEPIADACEOUS

asclepiadaceous  [æˌskliːpɪəˈdeɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASCLEPIADACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asclepiadaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ASCLEPIADACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of asclepiadaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of asclepiadaceous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including the milkweed and swallowwort, having pollen in the form of a waxy mass : now usually regarded as a subfamily of the Apocynaceae.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASCLEPIADACEOUS


amaryllidaceous
ˌæməˌrɪlɪˈdeɪʃəs
audacious
ɔːˈdeɪʃəs
berberidaceous
ˌbɜːbərɪˈdeɪʃəs
bodacious
bəʊˈdeɪʃəs
capparidaceous
ˌkæpərɪˈdeɪʃəs
cycadaceous
ˌsaɪkəˈdeɪʃəs
edacious
ɪˈdeɪʃəs
hamamelidaceous
ˌhæməˌmiːlɪˈdeɪʃəs
iridaceous
ˌɪrɪˈdeɪʃəs
juglandaceous
ˌdʒuːɡlænˈdeɪʃəs
lardaceous
lɑːˈdeɪʃəs
lecythidaceous
ˌlɛsɪθɪˈdeɪʃəs
mendacious
mɛnˈdeɪʃəs
mordacious
mɔːˈdeɪʃəs
orchidaceous
ˌɔːkɪˈdeɪʃəs
predaceous
prɪˈdeɪʃəs
predacious
prɪˈdeɪʃəs
rudaceous
ruːˈdeɪʃəs
sapindaceous
ˌsæpɪnˈdeɪʃəs
xyridaceous
ˌzɪrɪˈdeɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASCLEPIADACEOUS

ascidian tadpole
ascidiate
ascidium
ASCII
ASCII file
ascites
ascitic
ascitical
ascititious
asclepiad
Asclepiadean
asclepias
Asclepius
ascocarp
ascocarpic
ascogonia
ascogonium
Ascoli Piceno
ascomycete
ascomycetous

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASCLEPIADACEOUS

arenaceous
argillaceous
carbonaceous
chartaceous
coriaceous
cretaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
ericaceous
farinaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of asclepiadaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «asclepiadaceous» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

asclepiadaceous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asclepiadaceous
570 millions of speakers

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asclepiadaceous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

asclepiadaceous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

asclepiadaceous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

asclepiadaceous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

asclepiadaceous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

asclepiadaceous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

asclepiadaceous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asclepiadaceous
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Translator English - German

asclepiadaceous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

asclepiadaceous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

asclepiadaceous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asclepiadaceous
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

asclepiadaceous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

asclepiadaceous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्क्लेपीयाडेसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asclepiadaceous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asclepiadaceous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asclepiadaceous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

asclepiadaceous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asclepiadaceous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

asclepiadaceous
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

asclepiadaceous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

asclepiadaceous
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

asclepiadaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asclepiadaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCLEPIADACEOUS»

The term «asclepiadaceous» is normally little used and occupies the 146.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASCLEPIADACEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asclepiadaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASCLEPIADACEOUS»

Discover the use of asclepiadaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asclepiadaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Learning Phonics and Spelling in a Whole Language Classroom
27. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Ayatollah asclepiadaceous dissatisfied fuchsia coloxolyn disapprove diarrhea syzygy unnecessary vignette Mymidon Mediterranean HAVE-A-GO CARD TEACHER or helper writes correct words in this XV.
Debbie Powell, David Hornsby, 1993
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Chemical Defenses of Arthropods
This certainly appears to be the case for several asclepiadaceous species. For example, Brower (1969) concluded that, since monarchs reared on Asclepias syriaca, A. incarnata, and A. tuberosa were palatable to predators, the milkweeds  ...
Murry Blum, 2012
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Systematics of Gonolobus and the Gonolobinae (Apocynaceae, ...
ABSTRACT Four asclepiadaceous types not listed in a previous type catalogue of the collections of the Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, Habana, Cuba (HAC) are provided, along with a discussion of typification problems associated with the  ...
Alexander Krings, 2007
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Advances in Plant Glycosides, Chemistry and Biology
Niupiexiao-gen and Geshan-Baishouwu are the roots of asclepiadaceous medicinal plants, Cynanchum caudatum Maxim. and C. wilfoldi (Maxim.)Hemsl., respectively, but both of them were recorded neither in the original Shosoin drug  ...
Chong-Ren Yang, Osamu Tanaka, 1999
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Kew Gardens: Or, A Popular Guide to the Royal Botanic ...
Fibre of Marsdenia tenacissima, of Calotropis procera, C. gigantefl. and of other Asclepiadaceous plum-Silky substance of the seeds of Calotropis gigantea. India .—Ascidia, or pitchers of Dischidia Rafiiesiana. Java. 0rd. Arocvuaonm.
William Jackson Hooker, 2013
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Flora Medica; a Botanical Account of All the More Important ...
... possessing active properties, and I presume, as it is not an Indian plant, there must be some mistake in the matter. Indian Sarsaparilla is produced by Hemidesmus indicus an asclepiadaceous plant, which see, No. 1153. 1 SMILACRS. 1270.
John Lindley, 1838
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The Annals and Magazine of Natural History
... extensible nature. The only exception to this, according to Mohl, is the pollen of Asclepiadaceous plants, which has but one envelope ; but Fritzsche has 94 Mr. Hassall on the Structure of the Polkn Granule.
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An Account of the Petrological, Botanical, and Zoological ...
6. Flower expanded and magnified. 7. Flower still more magnified and with corolla and portion of the scales of inner corona removed. 8. Pollen-masses. 9. Gynostegium. 10. Ovary in transverse section. Two species of Asclepiadaceous twiners ...
Alfred Edwin Eaton, 2012
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
Introduced from the Berlin Garden in 1840. Flowered in the Botanio Garden, Edinburgh. — Jamieson's Journal, Physianthus auricomus (Stove-climber). An Asclepiadaceous plant from Ceara, in Brazil, raised in the garden of Mr. Blackburn, ...
Reuben Percy, John Timbs, 1841
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Journal
No. l, is a species of Asclepiadaceous plant, called by the Seiks, Veuna, in appearance resembling a Daphne, and very ornamental. It abounds on drystony plains, and is invariably found in company with No. 2, a Solanaceous shrub, also  ...
Agricultural & Horticultural Society of India, 1843

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASCLEPIADACEOUS»

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New Year flowers are a sight to behold, not pick
Though it looks very attractive, it belongs to the poisonous family Asclepiadaceous. This plant is not edible for people, but it's delicious and ... «China Internet Information Center|, Jan 08»

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