Dipsacus
noun
Dip·sa·cus
\ˈdipsəkəs\
Definition of Dipsacus
: a genus (the type of the family Dipsacaceae) of Old World prickly herbs comprising the teasels
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Origin and Etymology of dipsacus
New Latin, from Greek dipsakos teasel, diabetes, from dipsa thirst
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