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Dipsacus

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Noun1.Dipsacus - type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel
genus Dipsacus
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Dipsacaceae, family Dipsacaceae - chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads
teasel, teasle, teazel - any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
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Common herbaceous species include Agrimonia parviflora, Calystegia sepium, Dipsacus fullonum ssp.
The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Locally, the teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, is of course historically connected with the textile industry, although these days it has more value in providing food for finches than teasing out wool.
Keep your eyes peeled for those gooseberry pests by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
To support the Kidneys, he suggests the herbs dry ginger, eucommia, dipsacus, and drynaria.
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