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Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
Answer for the clue "Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts ", 6 letters:
teazel
Word definitions for teazel in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of teasel English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts [syn: teasel , teasle ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Teasel \Tea"sel\, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t[=ae]sel, t[=ae]sl, the fuller's herb. See Tease .] [Written also tassel , tazel , teasle , teazel , and teazle .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Dipsacus , of which one species ( Dipsacus fullonum ) bears a large ...
Usage examples of teazel.
Tiggy-Winkle with a teazel face, a mob cap and a pink dress which stood beside all the china horses on the bookshelf.