teasel family

noun

the plant family Dipsacaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite or whorled leaves, dense flower heads surrounded by an involucre, and small, dry fruit, and including the scabious and teasel.

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Words nearby teasel family

teary-eyed, teasdale, tease, tease out, teasel, teasel family, teasel gourd, teaser, teashop, teaspoon, teaspoonful
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