Definition
Resembling or having characteristics similar to the milkweed or Asclepias genus.
Etymology
From 'Asclepias' plus the suffix '-oid,' meaning 'resembling' or 'similar to.' This suffix is widely used in botany and biology to describe things that look like or resemble a particular organism.
Kelly Says
The '-oid' suffix is biology's shorthand for 'fake version'—it's used when something looks like the real thing but isn't quite (like an asteroid isn't a real star), showing how classification sometimes reveals our suspicions!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስክሌፒዶይድ
as-klee-pee-doh-oid
ARالعربية
أسكليبي多يد
as-klee-pee-doh-oid
BNবাংলা
অস্ক্লেপিডয়েডিক
os-klee-pee-doh-ee-dik
CACatalà
asclepidoide
as-kle-pee-doh-ee-deh
CSČeština
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
DADansk
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
DEDeutsch
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
ELΕλληνικά
ασκληπίδωοειδής
askle-pee-doh-o-ee-des
ESEspañol
asclepidoide
as-kle-pee-doh-ee-deh
FAفارسی
اسکلپیدوئید
es-kalee-pee-doh-oid
FISuomi
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
FRFrançais
asclépidoïde
askle-pee-doh-id
GUGU
અસ્કલેપિડોઈડ
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
HAHA
asclepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
HEעברית
אסלקליאיד
as-le-kli-aid
HIहिन्दी
अस्कलिपिडॉइड
as-klee-pee-doh-oid
HUMagyar
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
IDBahasa Indonesia
asclepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
IGIG
asclepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
ITItaliano
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
JA日本語
アスクレピドイド
asukurepido-do
KKKK
асклепидоид
askle-pee-doh-oid
KMKM
អស្កលេពីដូអីត
as-klee-pee-doh-ee-t
KO한국어
아스클레피도이드
aseukleupido-ido
MRMR
अस्कलिपिडॉइड
as-klee-pee-doh-oid
MSBahasa Melayu
asklepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
MYမြန်မာ
အစကလီပီးယိုက်
a-sklee-pee-poh-yeik
NLNederlands
asclepidoïde
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
NONorsk
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
PAPA
ਅਸਕਲੇਪੀਡੋਇਡ
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
PLPolski
asclepidoideo
askle-pee-doh-ee-eo
PTPortuguês
asclepidoide
as-kle-pee-doh-ee-deh
RORomână
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
RUРусский
асклепидоидный
askle-pee-doh-oy-dnyy
SVSvenska
asclepidoide
askle-pee-doh-ee-deh
SWKiswahili
asclepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
TAதமிழ்
அஸ்கிளீபியாய்டு
as-klee-pee-ya-y-du
TEతెలుగు
అస్కెల్పియాయాయిడ్
as-khel-pee-ya-ay-oid
THไทย
แอสเคลีปิโดइड
ae-sklee-pee-doh-oid
TLTL
asclepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
TRTürkçe
asklepidoid
ask-le-pee-doh-oid
UKУкраїнська
асклепідоїдний
askle-pee-doh-oy-dnyy
URاردو
اسکلیپیدوئید
as-klee-pee-doh-oid
VITiếng Việt
asclepidoïde
as-kle-pee-doh-ee-deh
YOYO
asclepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid
ZH中文
阿斯刻皮多伊德
ā sī kē pí duō yǐ dé
ZUZU
asclepidoid
as-kle-pee-doh-oid