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Definition of Dipsacus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel.
Exact synonyms: Genus Dipsacus
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Dipsacaceae, Family Dipsacaceae
Member holonyms: Teasel, Teasle, Teazel
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Dipsacaceae, Family Dipsacaceae
Member holonyms: Teasel, Teasle, Teazel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipsacus
Literary usage of Dipsacus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences by Richard Dennis Hoblyn (1856)
"Dipsacus (Itya, thirst). A name formerly given to diabetes, from the thirst
accompanying that affection. DIPSO'SIS (IMa, thirst). ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Type species : Dipsacus fullonum L. Scales of the receptacle straight-pointed.
... Scales of the receptacle hooked at the apex. 2. D. fullonum. i. Dipsacus ..."
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