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单词 fuller's teasel
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Definition of fuller's teasel in English:

fuller's teasel

noun

  • A teasel with stiff bracts which curve backwards from the prickly flower head.

    Dipsacus sativus, family Dipsacaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fuller's teasel is regarded as a cultivated form of the wild teasel Dipsacus fullonum L. ssp fullonum.
    • Hence, the fuller's teasel is called ‘sativus’ and the roadside teasel is called ‘fullonum.’

Origin

So named because it was formerly dried and used for raising the nap on woven cloth.

 
 

Definition of fuller's teasel in US English:

fuller's teasel

noun

  • A teasel with stiff bracts that curve backward from the prickly flower head.

    Dipsacus sativus, family Dipsacaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fuller's teasel is regarded as a cultivated form of the wild teasel Dipsacus fullonum L. ssp fullonum.
    • Hence, the fuller's teasel is called ‘sativus’ and the roadside teasel is called ‘fullonum.’

Origin

So named because it was formerly dried and used for raising the nap on woven cloth.

 
 
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