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fuller's teasel

Definition of fuller's teasel

noun

  • a teasel with stiff bracts which curve backwards 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

fuller's teasel in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fuller's teasel in the US English dictionary