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fuller's teasel

Syllabification: (ful·ler's tea·sel)
Definition of fuller's teasel

noun

  • a teasel with stiff bracts that curve backward from the prickly flower head.
    • Dipsacus sativus, family Dipsacaceae

Origin:

so named because it was formerly dried and used for raising the nap on woven cloth

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