Definition of Dipsacus fullonum

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

Exact synonyms: Common Teasel
Generic synonyms: Teasel, Teasle, Teazel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dipsacus Fullonum

Diplopterygium
Diplopterygium longissimum
Diplotaxis
Diplotaxis erucoides
Diplotaxis muralis
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Dipodidae
Dipodomys ordi
Dipodomys phillipsii
Dipogon
Dipogon lignosus
Dipper
Dippers
Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus
Dipsacus fullonum (current term)
Dipsacus sativus
Dipsacus sylvestris
Dipsosaurus
Dipsosaurus dorsalis
Diptera
Dipterocarpaceae
Dipteronia
Dipteryx
Dipteryx odorata
Dipu
Dipus
Dipus sagitta
Dipylidium caninum
Dipylon

Literary usage of Dipsacus fullonum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Type species : Dipsacus fullonum L. Scales of the receptacle straight-pointed. ... Dipsacus fullonum L. Fuller's or Draper's Teasel. Fuller's Thistle. Fig. ..."

2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"This is seen in two twisted stems of Dipsacus fullonum, which owe their twisting to a ... From the seed of Dipsacus fullonum plants were raised in 1897, ..."

3. The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman: In Three Parallel Texts by William Langland (1886)
"... are the seed-pods of the dipsacus fullonum, having small hooked points on their surfaces. They were formerly used in the cloth manufacture thus. ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1838)
"Wool is carded and teased by means of the Dipsacus fullonum. I suppose it takes the name of Dipsacus ..."

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