Teazel (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The artist used a teazel to clean and separate the wool fibers for her hand-spun yarn.
- In the garden, the teasel flowers added a touch of wild beauty to the otherwise manicured landscape.
- The child carefully avoided the prickly teazel plant as she wandered through the meadow.
- The farmer used a bundle of dried teazels to card the wool from his sheep before spinning.
- Wild teazel grew profusely in the abandoned lot, its seed heads a popular snack for goldfinches.