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noun
Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Ancient Greece
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noun
A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. First used by the ancient Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Alternative form of Asclepiad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).
From Latin Asclēpiadēus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδειος (Asklēpiádeios), from Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs) + -ειος (-eios).
From Asclepiad-, the stem of the taxonomic name Asclepias, from Latin asclēpias (stem: asclēpiad-), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás) (stem: ἀσκληπιάδ- (asklēpiád-)).
Across languages
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