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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Agenus of composite plants of the liguliflorous tribe Cichoriaceæ, type of the subtribe Lapsaneæ, having a glabrous involucre and naked receptacle, oblong, somewhat compressed, many-ribbed achenes, small, loosely panicled heads, and yellow corollas.
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ruzuzu commented on the word lapsana
According to the Century Dictionary, these plants have "a glabrous involucre and naked receptacle, oblong, somewhat compressed, many-ribbed achenes, small, loosely panicled heads, and yellow corollas."
April 11, 2011
bilby commented on the word lapsana
Indeed. Long-peduncled.
Long, long-peduncled.
April 11, 2011
yarb commented on the word lapsana
*throws away porn collection, grabs musty old copy of CD*
April 11, 2011