Asclepiad.
Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
Meaning & usage
Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).
A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).
A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus. First used by the ancient Greek poet Asclepiades of Samos.
Where this word comes from
From Latin Asclēpiadēus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδειος (Asklēpiádeios), from Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs) + -ειος (-eios).
Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.
Where this word comes from
From Asclepiad-, the stem of the taxonomic name Asclepias, from Latin asclēpias (stem: asclēpiad-), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás) (stem: ἀσκληπιάδ- (asklēpiád-)).
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