Asclepiad

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Asclepiad \As*cle"pi*ad\, n. (Gr. & L. Pros.)
     A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias,
     consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and
     an iambus.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  asclepiad
       n : any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae