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

Derived forms: teasles

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Dipsacus, genus Dipsacus

Encyclopedia: Teasle