Dirca
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dirca-264-7809533
title:
Dirca
text:
Dirca is a genus of three or four species of flowering plants in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to North America. The genus is named after Dirce in Greek mythology. The general common name for this deciduous shrub is leatherwood; other names include moosewood, ropebark and the Powhatan-derived name wicopy, referring to its use as a fiber, wigub in the Algonquin languages. The stems of Dirca are exceptionally pliable and the bark is difficult to tear by hand; for this reason, its stems were use
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encyclopedia
description:
Genus of flowering plants
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirca
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-19T05:32:12Z
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{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Dirca_palustris_-_Edwards.jpg","width":334,"height":494}
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13
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