Associations to the word «Asclepiad»

Wiktionary

ASCLEPIAD, noun. (poetry) A choriambic verse consisting of four metrical feet: a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.
ASCLEPIAD, noun. (Ancient Greece) A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepias, known as physicians or healers.

Dictionary definition

ASCLEPIAD, noun. Any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras