dipsacaceous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dip′sə kāshəs)


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dip•sa•ca•ceous  (dip′sə kāshəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologybelonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants. Cf. teasel family.
  • Greek dípsakos teasel (derivative of dípsa thirst) + Neo-Latin -aceae -aceae) + -ous
  • Neo-Latin Dipsacace(ae) name of the family (Dipsac(us) the typical genus
  • 1840–50

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