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TEASLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("teasle" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "teasle"):
common teasel; Dipsacus fullonum (teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth)
Dipsacus sativus; fuller's teasel (similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States)
Dipsacus sylvestris; wild teasel (European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States)
Holonyms ("teasle" is a member of...):
Dipsacus; genus Dipsacus (type genus of the Dipsacaceae: teasel)
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