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teasel

/'tizəl/

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noun
any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
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teasle teazel

type of:
herbaceous plant herb

Definition that contains teasel

common teasel teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
dipsacus fullonum teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth