dipsacaceous

[ dip-suh-key-shuh s ]

/ ˌdɪp səˈkeɪ ʃəs /

adjective

belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.

Nearby words

dipropellant, dipropyltryptamine, diprotic, diprotodon, diprotodont, dipsacaceous, dipsesis, dipshit, dipso, dipsogen, dipsomania

Compare teasel family.

Origin of dipsacaceous

1840–50; < New Latin Dipsacace(ae) name of the family (Dipsac(us) the typical genus < Greek dípsakos teasel (derivative of dípsa thirst) + New Latin -aceae -aceae) + -ous