[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fuller \full"er\, n. as. fullere, fr. l. fullo. see full, v.
   t.
   one whose occupation is to full cloth.
   1913 webster

   fuller's earth, a variety of clay, used in scouring and
      cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.

   fuller's herb bot., the soapwort saponaria
      officinalis, formerly used to remove stains from cloth.
      

   fuller's thistle or fuller's weed bot., the teasel
      dipsacus fullonum whose burs are used by fullers in
      dressing cloth. see teasel.
      1913 webster
see also:
full fuller's earth fuller's herb saponaria officinalis fuller's thistle fuller's weed 
dipsacus fullonum teasel 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

teasel \tea"sel\, n. oe. tesel, as. t=aesel, t=aesl, the
   fuller's herb. see tease. written also tassel, tazel,
   teasle, teazel, and teazle.
   1. bot. a plant of the genus dipsacus, of which one
      species dipsacus fullonum bears a large flower head
      covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. this flower
      head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen
      cloth.
      1913 webster

   note: small teasel is dipsacus pilosus, wild teasel is
         dipsacus sylvestris.
         1913 webster

   2. a bur of this plant.
      1913 webster

   3. any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in
      dressing cloth.
      1913 webster

   teasel frame, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel
      heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.
      1913 webster
see also:
tease tassel tazel teasle teazel teazle 
dipsacus dipsacus fullonum dipsacus pilosus dipsacus sylvestris teasel frame 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

dipsacus fullonum
     n : teasel with lilac flowers native to old world but
         naturalized in north america; dried flower heads used to
         raise a nap on woolen cloth syn: common teasel
see also:
common teasel 

Dipsacus >> D Words
Dipsacus, definition of term: Dipsacus
dipsacus_pag1.html

Image of Dipsacus fullonum from Thomé, Flora von Deutschland etc.
...Image of Dipsacus fullonum (Dipsacaceae ). Screen size image (459 x ... of Dipsacus fullonum (Dipsacaceae ). from. Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm ... ..
http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stueber/thome/band4/tafel_102.html, score=100, date indexed=November 18, 2005, 10:59 pm

Dipsacus fullonum - Wilde Karde
...Familie: Dipsacaceae (Kardengewächse) Art: Dipsacus fullonum L. (= D. ... ..
http://www.boga.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/html/Dipsacus_sylvestris_Foto.html, score=88, date indexed=December 7, 2005, 12:03 pm

Plant Profile for Dipsacus fullonum ssp. fullonum (Fuller's teasel) | USDA ...
...Dipsacus. fullonum. L. ssp. fullonum. Dipsacus. fullonum. L.. Fuller's ... Dipsacus. fullonum. L. ssp. fullonum. See all the Dipsacus. thumbnails ... ..
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=DIFUF4, score=80, date indexed=January 24, 2006, 2:31 pm

Dipsacus fullonum, wild teasel, cardencha
...Dipsacus fullonum L. - (Cardencha). Planta bienal de la familia de las ... Dipsacus fullonum L. - (Cardó). Planta biennal de la família de les ... ..
http://www.botanical-online.com/fotosdipsacusfullonum.htm, score=77, date indexed=November 25, 2005, 2:13 pm

Dipsacus fullonum sens.lat.
...Dipsacus fullonum sens.lat.. Species:. Dipsacus fullonum L. (wild ... Dipsacus fullonum sens.lat. ... ..
http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/T49703.HTM, score=70, date indexed=December 3, 2005, 9:25 pm

eSeeds.com - Dipsacus fullonum ssp. fullonum
...Dipsacus fullonum ssp. fullonum : Teasel, Fuller's. Dorotheanthus ... Dipsacus fullonum ssp. fullonum. Teasel, Fuller's  . Preferred ... ..
http://www.eseeds.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=280428&prmenbr=127, score=67, date indexed=December 18, 2005, 11:44 am

eSeeds.com - Dipsacus fullonum 'Winter Bouquet'
...Dipsacus fullonum ssp. fullonum : Teasel, Fuller's. Dorotheanthus ... African Daisy, Star of the Veldt 'New Hybrids'. Dipsacus fullonum ' ... ..
http://www.eseeds.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=369897&prmenbr=127, score=66, date indexed=November 19, 2005, 8:03 pm

Foto von Dipsacus fullonum, Wilde Karde: Blüte
...Dipsacus fullonum gehört in die Familie der Kardengewächse. Farbe: ... Dipsacus fullonum · Wilde Karde. Blüte. Mooswald · Sportplatz Schangen- ... ..
http://www.nafoku.de/flora/htm/dipsfull.htm, score=66, date indexed=January 3, 2006, 5:13 pm

Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum ssp. Sylvestris)
...Similar Species: Dipsacus fullonum L. ssp. Fullonum, Fuller's teasel, ... USDA Plants - Dipsacus fullonum L. ssp. fullonum Fuller's teasel ... ..
http://www.2bnthewild.com/plants/H179.htm, score=64, date indexed=November 6, 2005, 11:35 pm

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