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dipsacáceo , a . ( Of the lat. ) dipsacos, and this of the Gr. d?(to?, cardencha). 1. adj. Bot. It is said of the Angiosperms dicotyledonous plants, herbaceous, with opposite leaves without stipules, zygomorphic flowers in spikes or cabezuela with well developed involucros, achene with seeds of albumen fleshy fruit; e.g., the scabious and the cardencha. U t. c. s. f. 2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.