fuller's teasel
World English Dictionary
| fuller's teasel | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a Eurasian teasel plant, Dipsacus fullonum, whose prickly flower heads are used for raising the nap on woollen cloth |
| 2. | a similar and related plant, Dipsacus sativum |
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| fuller's teasel | |
noun | |
| similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States |
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Fuller's teasel
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