teasel
tea·sel / ˈtēzəl/ (also teazle or teazel) • n. a tall prickly Eurasian plant (genus Dipsacus, family Dipsacaceae) with spiny purple flowerheads. Its several species include fuller's teasel. ∎ a large, dried, spiny head from such a plant, or a device serving as a substitute for one of these, used in the textile industry to raise a nap on woven cloth.• v. [tr.] [often as n.] (teaseling) chiefly archaic raise a nap on (cloth) with or as if with teasels.
teasel
teasel
teasel Any of several species of plants that grow in Europe, the Middle East, and the USA. They are prickly plants, with cup-like leaf bases that trap water. Species include fuller's teasel, whose purple flower heads were used for carding wool. Family Dipsacaceae.
More From encyclopedia.com
Pitcher Plant , pitch·er plant • n. a plant with a deep pitcher-shaped pouch that contains fluid into which insects are attracted and trapped. Nutrients are then abs… Amaryllis , amaryllis (ăm´ərĬl´Ĭs), common name for some members of the Amaryllidaceae, a family of mostly perennial plants with narrow, flat leaves and with lil… Agave , Agave in classical mythology, the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia and mother of Pentheus. In Euripides' The Bacchae, she refuses to acknowledge the d… Basil , bas·il / ˈbāzəl; ˈbazəl/ • n. an aromatic annual herb of the mint family, native to tropical Asia. • Genus Ocimum, family Labiatae: several species,… Invasive Species , Plants that grow aggressively and outcompete other species are called invasive species. Invasive plants are usually those that were introduced, eithe… spurge , spurge / spərj/ • n. a herbaceous plant or shrub (genus Euphorbia, family Euphorbiaceae) with milky latex and very small typically greenish flowers.…
About this article
teasel
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
teasel