Etymology

fuller's teasel

Today it means: A flowering plant of species Dipsacus sativus. Full definition →

translingual Dipsacus fullonum
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  1. translingual · calque ofDipsacus fullonum
  2. English todayfuller's teasel

Calque of translingual Dipsacus fullonum (literally “teasel of fullers”).

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