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Noun: teasel  tee-zul
  1. Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
    "Dried teasel heads were once used to card wool";
    - teazel, teasle, teazle

Derived forms: teasels

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Dipsacus, genus Dipsacus

Encyclopedia: Teasel