DYC

dyc dyć Dyć English Damned yellow composite Noun en botany humorous en damn (or damned) yellow composite: any hard-to-identify yellow-flowered member of the sunflower family (Compositae family). en 1981 Kent Dannen; Donna Dannen Rocky Mountain Wildflowers 29 At times, it seems as though all flowers are D. Y. C.'s, but these brash newcomers of all colors account for en 1989 Janice J. Schofield; Richard W. Tyler Discovering Wild Plants: Alaska, Western Canada, the Northwest 131 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. en 2002 Graham Nicholls Alpine Plants of North America 145 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). en 2008 James Luther Davis The Northwest Nature Guide 205 The most common though sometimes difficult to tell apart yellow members of the sunflower family are arnicas, groundsels, goldenrods, and mountain-dandelions. There are so many confusing members of this family that some botanizers use the term DYC for "damn yellow composite." Related terms en DWC Translations damn yellow composite Spanish: es PCA See also en LBJ birdwatching en LBM mycology Anagrams en cdy Cyd en Composites