Asclepiad

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈskliː.pi.æd/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin Asclēpiadēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs). ==== Noun ==== Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads) (Greek mythology) Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama). Alternative form: Asclepiades Hyponyms: Aceso (daughter), Aglaea (daughter), Hygieia/Hygiea (daughter), Iaso (daughter), Meditrin (daughter), Panacea (daughter), Machaon (son), Podalirius (son), Telesphorus (son), Aratus (son) (Ancient Greece) A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers. Alternative form: Asclepiades ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin Asclēpiadēus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδειος (Asklēpiádeios), from Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs) +‎ -ειος (-eios). ==== Noun ==== Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads) (poetry) 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. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Asclepiad-, the stem of the taxonomic name Asclepias, from Latin asclēpias (stem: asclēpiad-), from Ancient Greek ἀσκληπιάς (asklēpiás) (stem: ἀσκληπιάδ- (asklēpiád-)). ==== Noun ==== Asclepiad (plural Asclepiads) (botany) Any member of the Asclepiadaceae. === References ===