Dipsacus fullonum

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

common teasel

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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common teasel fuller's teasel Fuller's thistle teasel Teasle Teazel			Common herbaceous species include Agrimonia parviflora, Calystegia sepium, Dipsacus fullonum ssp. The vascular flora and vegetational communities of the wetland ... by Ruch, Donald G.; Torke, Byron G.; Hess, Benjamin R.; Badger, Kemuel S.; Rothrock, Paul E. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science Locally, the teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, is of course historically connected with the textile industry, although these days it has more value in providing food for finches than teasing out wool. Keep your eyes peeled for those gooseberry pests by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Best of all is Dipsacus fullonum, the woodland teasel, a majestic plant growing up to six feet tall, with a spiny stem, long dark green leaves and a huge thistle-like flower. Homes & Gardening; Plant carefully to give your plot real animal ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Dipogon Dipogon lignosus dipolar dipole dipole antenna dipole molecule dipole moment dipped Dipped candle Dippel's oil Dipper Dippers dipping Dipping needle dipping shot dippy Diprismatic Dipropargyl dipropellant Dipropyl diprotic diprotodon diprotodont Dipsacaceae Dipsacus Dipsacus fullonum Dipsacus sativus Dipsacus sylvestris Dipsas Dipsetic Dipsey dipshit dipso dipsomania dipsomaniac Dipsomaniacal dipsophobia Dipsosaurus Dipsosaurus dorsalis Dipsosis dipstick dipswitch dipsy-doodle diptera dipteral dipteran dipterocarp Dipterocarpaceae dipterocarpaceous Dipterocarpus dipterology			dips dips into dips into dips into dips into dips into dips out dips out dips out dips out dips out dips toe dips toe dips toe dips toe dips toe dips toe into dips toe into dips toe into dips toe into dips toe into dips wick dips wick Dipsacaceae Dipsacaceae Dipsacales Dipsaceae Dipsaceae Dipsacus Dipsacus Dipsacus fullonum Dipsacus sativus Dipsacus sylvestris Dipsadinae DIPSAP II DIPSAR Dipsas DIPSEC dipsesis Dipsetic Dipsey dipshit dipshits DIPSI dipso Dipsocoridae Dipsocoroidea dipsogen dipsogenic diabetes insipidus dipsogenic diabetes insipidus dipsogenic diabetes insipidus dipsomania dipsomania dipsomania dipsomania dipsomaniac dipsomaniac dipsomaniac dipsomaniac dipsomaniacal dipsomaniacal

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