Meanings
plural fuller's teasels
- A flowering plant of species Dipsacus sativus.
Synonyms: English thistle, wild teasel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flowering plant of species Dipsacus sativus.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsimilar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- translingualDipsacus fullonum
- Englishfuller's teasel
Calque of translingual Dipsacus fullonum (literally “teasel of fullers”).
More words from translingual
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 起絨草 /起绒草
- 起絨草 /起绒草 (qǐróngcǎo)Dipsacus fullonum
Dutch grote kaardenbol, weverskaarde
- grote kaardenbolDipsacus fullonum
- weverskaardeDipsacus fullonum
- wilde kaardenbolDipsacus fullonum
German Wilde Karde
- Wilde KardeDipsacus fullonum
Greek δασικός δίψακος, δίψακος ο δασικός
- δασικός δίψακος (dasikós dípsakos)Dipsacus fullonum
- δίψακος ο δασικός (dípsakos o dasikós)Dipsacus fullonum
Polish szczeć sukiennicza, szczeć barwierska
- szczeć sukienniczaDipsacus fullonum
- szczeć barwierskaDipsacus fullonum
Russian ворся́нка суко́нная, ворся́нка сукнова́лов
- ворся́нка суко́нная (vorsjánka sukónnaja)Dipsacus fullonum
- ворся́нка сукнова́лов (vorsjánka suknoválov)Dipsacus fullonum
Swedish kardvädd
- kardväddDipsacus fullonum
Vietnamese khởi nhung thảo
- khởi nhung thảoDipsacus fullonum
Welsh cribau'r-pannwr gwyllt
- cribau'r-pannwr gwylltDipsacus fullonum
Cite this entry
fuller's teasel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuller's%20teasel
“fuller's teasel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuller's%20teasel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuller's teasel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuller's%20teasel.
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