HyperDic: teasle

English > 1 sense of the word teasle:
NOUNplantteasle, teasel, teazelany of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
English > teasle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
Synonymsteasel, teazel
Member ofDipsacus, genus Dipsacustype genus of the Dipsacaceae
Narrowercommon teasel, Dipsacus fullonumteasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America
fuller's teasel, Dipsacus sativusSimilar to the common teasel and similarly used
wild teasel, Dipsacus sylvestrisEuropean teasel with white to pink flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishcarda, cardencha, escobilla, teasle, teazel
Catalancarda, teasle, teazel

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