teazel

• Sustantivo que designa cualquiera de varias plantas del Viejo Mundo del género Dipsacus, caracterizadas por inflorescencias rodeadas de brácteas espinosas; también se refiere a la cabeza espinosa de dicha planta, usada antiguamente para cardar o peinar tejidos.

A noun referring to any of several Old World herbs of the genus Dipsacus, characterized by flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.

1. C1formal

   A tall, prickly plant of the genus Dipsacus, native to Europe and Asia, with spiny flower heads.

   Cardo de cardadores

   • The teazel grows wild along the edges of fields.
   • Its spiny bracts make the teazel easy to identify.
   • Farmers once used dried teazel heads to raise the nap on woolen cloth.

   Sinónimosteaselwild teasel