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ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA

\ɐsklˈiːpi͡əz ɪnkɑːnˈɑːtə], \ɐsklˈiːpi‍əz ɪnkɑːnˈɑːtə], \ɐ_s_k_l_ˈiː_p_iə_z ɪ_n_k_ɑː_n_ˈɑː_t_ə]\

Definitions of ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The root of this plant, which grows in all parts of the United States, and is officinal in the Ph. U. S., has the same virtues as A. Syriaca, and A. tuberosa.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Flesh-colored asclepias, swamp milk-weed; growing in the United States and Canada. Its rhizome has been used as an emetic, cathartic, and expectorant.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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