teasel

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Before doing so, it may be as well to state that the case of the teasel is not an isolated one, and that the same conclusions are supported by the valerian, and a large number of other examples.

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  1. noun Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, native to the Old World, having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
  2. noun The bristly flower head of D. sativus, used to produce a napped surface on wool and other fabrics.
  3. noun A wire device used to produce a napped surface.

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  1. Middle English tesel, from Old English tǣsel.
 

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/ˈtizl/
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