asclepiadaceae(n = noun.plant) family asclepiadaceae, milkweed family - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice;
is a kind of dicot family, magnoliopsid family
is a member of gentianales, order gentianales
Derived form adjective asclepiadaceous1
a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus