teazel

• Nom désignant plusieurs plantes de l'Ancien Monde du genre Dipsacus, caractérisées par des capitules entourés de bractées épineuses.

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.

   Cardère

   • 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.

   Synonymesteaselwild teasel