Definitions for asclepiad
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1. asclepiadnoun

   any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae

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1. asclepiad

   An asclepiad (or asclepiadean) generally refers to two concepts, one in botany and one in prosody: 1) In botany, an asclepiad is a type of flowering plant included in the family Apocynaceae, often characterized by milky sap and complex flowers with five united petals. 2) In prosody, an asclepiad is a type of ancient lyrical verse composed by Sappho and Alcaeus, composed of several dactyls and an iamb or spondee. Asclepiad can also refer to someone related to, or dedicated to the service of Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of medicine and healing, in ancient times. However, this usage is relatively rare.

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1. Asclepiadnoun

   a choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus

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1. Asclepiad

   It is not certain as to who an Asclepiad was. It is possible that it was used with more than one meaning. Many theories hold that the Asclepiads were priests of Asclepion in ancient Greece. The Asclepiadae could also have been a guild in honour of Asclepius, the Greek god of healing, separate from the healing temples and closely related to Hippocratic tradition. Plato gives Hippocrates this title in his Protagoras, referring to him as “Hippocrates of Cos, the Asclepiad”. It may also have been used to refer to a group of people who claimed to be descended from Asclepius. Asclepiades was the name of several Hellenistic physicians, some of whom probably assumed this appellation either as a sort of honorary title in allusion to the ancient family of the Asclepiadae, or in order to signify that they themselves belonged to it, or even just to indicate that they were proficient healers.

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1. Asclepiad

   as-klē′pi-ad, Asclepiadic, as-klē-pi-ad′ik, n. in ancient prosody, a verse consisting of a spondee, two (or three) choriambi, and an iambus: —adj. Asclepiad′ic. [Asclepiadēs, a Greek poet.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of asclepiad in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of asclepiad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=asclepiad
2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/asclepiad
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=asclepiad
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=asclepiad