Complete Definition of "teasel"

English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�z�l|-i�z�l

Alternative spellings
teazle
teasle

Noun
en-noun

#A plant, of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (Dipsacus fullonum|D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts.
#The dried flower head, used for teasing cloth

Translations
trans-top|plant
Czech: št�tka f
French: cardère sauvage f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

mid
Russian: во���нка (vors'ánka) f

Verb
to tease

  1. To raise the nap on cloth; to tease

Category:Plants

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