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Dipsacaceae

Dipsacaceae

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A family of plants from southern Europe with dense flower heads like teasels
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪp.səˈkeɪ.ʃi.i/
  • Specialized
: Dipsacaceae
  • The Dipsacaceae family includes plants such as the teasel and scabious.

Examples

  • Many members of Dipsacaceae are valued for their ornamental flowers and unique heads.

  • Botanists have long debated the classification of Dipsacaceae within flowering plants.

  • The Dipsacaceae family includes many beautiful flowering plants.

  • I found a Dipsacaceae plant in the garden yesterday.

  • Many members of Dipsacaceae are valued for their ornamental flowers and unique heads.

  • The Dipsacaceae family includes plants such as the teasel and scabious.

  • The Dipsacaceae family includes many beautiful flowering plants.

Surface Forms

Dipsacaceae singular
Dipsacaceae plural

Morphology

Dipsacaceae = Dipsacus (opaque) = Dipsacus + aceae

Formed by adding the standard botanical family-forming suffix '-aceae' to the genus name 'Dipsacus'; morphologically regular within taxonomy though specialized.

Etymology

Dipsacaceae comes from the plant name Dipsacus, which comes from the Greek dipsa meaning 'thirst'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture teasel heads that can hold drops of water, so the family name points to these 'thirsty' or water-holding plants.