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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small genus of prickly biennial plants, of about a dozen species, the type of the natural order Dipsacaceæ.
  • noun In conchology, an old genus of gastropods: same as Eburna.

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  • noun type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel

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  • In addition, Glucosamine-MSM Herbal also contains dipsacus root, which is known to regenerate bones and degenerated spinal disks.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

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