Synonyms
Etymology
1. teasel
noun. any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
Synonyms
- wild teasel
- Dipsacus
- herb
- herbaceous plant
- Dipsacus sativus
- Dipsacus fullonum
- common teasel
- Dipsacus sylvestris
- teasle
- fuller's teasel
- genus Dipsacus
Etymology
- tesel (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Example sentences of the word teasel
1. Noun, singular or mass
Ordinarily used in floral arrangements and other crafts, common teasel overgrows the grasslands it inhabits making it an easy-to-harvest plant.