dipsacaceous

dipsacaceous
adjective

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/dip'seuh kay"sheuhs/, adj.
belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants. Cf. teasel family.
[1840-50; < NL Dipsacace(ae) name of the family (Dipsac(us) the typical genus < Gk dípsakos teasel (deriv. of dípsa thirst) + NL -aceae -ACEAE) + -OUS]

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dipsacaceous, a. Bot.
(dɪpsəˈkeɪʃəs)
[f. mod.L. Dipsacāce-æ, f. Dipsacus, Gr. δίψακος teasel, f. δίψα thirst, in allusion to the retention of water in the hollows formed by the axils of the connate leaves.]
Belonging to the family Dipsacaceæ, containing the teasels and their allies.
Also dipˈsaceous, a. (Smart Suppl. 1849.)

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  • dipsacaceous — /dip seuh kay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants. Cf. teasel family. [1840 50; < NL Dipsacace(ae) name of the family (Dipsac(us) the typical genus < Gk dípsakos teasel (deriv. of dípsa thirst) + NL aceae… …   Universalium

  • dipsacaceous — dip·sa·ca·ceous …   English syllables

  • dipsacaceous — /dɪpsəˈkeɪʃəs/ (say dipsuh kayshuhs) adjective belonging to the Dipsacaceae, or teasel family of plants. {New Latin Dipsacus, typical genus (from Greek dipsakos teasel) + aceous} …  

  • teasel — /ˈtizəl/ (say teezuhl) noun 1. any of the herbs with prickly leaves and flower heads constituting the dipsacaceous genus Dipsacus. 2. the dried flower head or burr of D. fullonum, used for teasing or teaselling cloth. 3. any mechanical… …  

  • dipsaceous — (ˈ)dip|sāshəs adjective Etymology: New Latin Dipsaceae + English ous : dipsacaceous …   Useful english dictionary

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