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Dipsacus
noun
type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel
• Syn: ↑genus Dipsacus
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dipsacaceae, ↑family Dipsacaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑teasel, ↑teazel, ↑teasle

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\\ˈdipsəkəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dipsakos teasel, diabetes, from dipsa thirst
: a genus (the type of the family Dipsacaceae) of Old World prickly herbs comprising the teasels

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Dipsacus /dipˈsə-kəs/
noun
The teasel genus, giving name to the Dipsacāˈceae related to the valerian and madder families
ORIGIN: Gr dipsakos teasel, from dipsa thirst, because the leaf-axils hold water

Useful english dictionary. 2012.