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DIPSACUS FULLONUM

Dictionary entry overview: What does Dipsacus fullonum mean?

• DIPSACUS FULLONUM (noun)
The noun DIPSACUS FULLONUM has 1 sense:

1. teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth

Familiarity information: DIPSACUS FULLONUM used as a noun is very rare.

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• DIPSACUS FULLONUM (noun)

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Dipsacus fullonum ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common teasel; Dipsacus fullonum

Hypernyms ("Dipsacus fullonum" is a kind of...):

teasel; teasle; teazel (any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts)

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