[1] : 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 

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

teasel \tea"sel\, v. t. imp.  p. p. teaseledor teaselled;
   p. pr.  vb. n. teaseling or teaselling.
   to subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any
   substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.
   1913 webster
see also:
teaseled teaselled teaseling teaselling 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

teasel
     n : any of several herbs of the genus dipsacus native to the old
         world having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
         syn: teazel, teasle
     also: teaselling, teaselled
see also:
teazel teasle teaselling teaselled 

Teasel >> T Words
Teasel, definition of term: Teasel
teasel_pag1.html

Cut-leaved Teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus L.) Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum L.)
...Cut-leaved teasel can also be distinguished from common teasel by its ... Cut-leaved teasel is more aggressive than common teasel and has ... ..
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/nathis/exotic/vegman/ten.htm, score=100, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 2:43 am

Teasel
...Introduced into the U.S., teasel was an important crop in central New ... Patches of the common teasel occur in several places in Cook and  ... ..
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/natbltn/500-599/nb586.htm, score=53, date indexed=January 4, 2006, 11:04 am

Working for Wildlife: Plant of the month: Teasel
...The period of time that the Teasel spends in the rosette stage depends ... Often reaching heights of six and a half feet, the Teasel has small ... ..
http://www.workingforwildlife.org.uk/education/teasel.htm, score=47, date indexed=November 6, 2005, 8:01 pm

Teasel
...Teasel. Venus' Basin. Water Thistle. Wild Teasel.     Parts used.     ... The upper leaves of the teasel plant join to form a basin in which ... ..
http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_teasel.htm, score=46, date indexed=November 5, 2005, 5:39 am

Tracking Association of North Alabama
... ..
http://www.teasel.com/tana, score=45, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 6:52 pm

Teasel
...... "http://omniknow.com/common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Teasel">Teasel</a></ ... Also, if a teasel meets serious resistance in the fabric, it will ... ..
http://www.omniknow.com/common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Teasel, score=41, date indexed=December 17, 2005, 11:07 am

Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum ssp. Sylvestris)
...Teasel is also known as Wild or Common Teasel. Wild Teasel was ... Index- plants in this Family. Dipsacaceae / Teasel. Teasel (Dipsacus ... ..
http://www.2bnthewild.com/plants/H179.htm, score=41, date indexed=November 6, 2005, 11:35 pm

BBC - h2g2 - Teasel - 'Dipsacus Fullonum' - the Plant
...Fuller's Teasel was cultivated from the small teasel to have larger, ... which in the Common Teasel are straight and in the Fuller's Teasel are ... ..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A4185443, score=41, date indexed=December 17, 2005, 12:05 am

Plant Profile for Dipsacus fullonum ssp. fullonum (Fuller's teasel) | USDA ...
...Fuller's teasel. common teasel. teasel. considered invasive by the ... ndash; Teasel family. Genus. Dipsacus. L. – teasel. Species. ... ..
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=DIFUF4, score=41, date indexed=January 24, 2006, 2:31 pm

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