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DYC

noun

Definitions

  1. Initialism of damn (or damned) yellow composite

    Initialism of damn (or damned) yellow composite: any hard-to-identify yellow-flowered member of the sunflower family (Compositae).

    • At times, it seems as though all flowers are D. Y. C.'s, but these brash newcomers of all colors account for[…]
    • Herbalist Michael Moore describes Arnica as a "DYC," or "damn yellow composite." For beginners studying flora, the yellow members of this family tend to cause confusion.
    • Hymenoxys richardsonii, like H. acaulis, covers a very wide range and could possibly come into the category of "just another D.Y.C." (Damned Yellow Composite).

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