Dipsacus

noun

Dip·​sa·​cus

ˈdipsəkəs

: a genus (the type of the family Dipsacaceae) of Old World prickly herbs comprising the teasels

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dipsakos teasel, diabetes, from dipsa thirst

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Rhymes for Dipsacus

• arachis
• bacchus
• dacus