ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA
\ɐsklˈiːpi͡əz kjˌʊɹɐsˈavɪkə], \ɐsklˈiːpiəz kjˌʊɹɐsˈavɪkə], \ɐ_s_k_l_ˈiː_p_iə_z k_j_ˌʊ_ɹ_ɐ_s_ˈa_v_ɪ_k_ə]\
Definitions of ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
By Princeton University
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