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Asclepiad
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English
Etymology
(verse form): First used by the Ancient Greek poet Asclepius.
Noun
Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads)
- (poetry) A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
- (Ancient Greece) A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
- (botany) Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.
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