Asclepiad

noun4

1. •
   Any one of the children of Asclepius and Epione (or Aristodama).

   • […] Epione, his wife, bore the two Asclepiads, Podaleirius and Machaon. — 1963
2. •
   A member of one of the families that claimed descent from Asclepius, known as physicians or healers.
3. •
   Any member of the Asclepiadaceae.
4. •
   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.