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fuller's thistle

fuller's thistle noun: wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs were once used by fullers in dressing cloth.

Noun

fuller's thistle

  1. Wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs were once used by fullers in dressing cloth.
    Synonyms:
    fuller's weed

Synonyms of fuller's thistle

  • fuller's weed

Questions about fuller's thistle

What does fuller's thistle mean?
Fuller's thistle means wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) whose burs were once used by fullers in dressing cloth.
What part of speech is fuller's thistle?
Fuller's thistle is a noun.

Words near fuller's thistle in the dictionary

  1. fuller's earth
  2. fuller's herb
  3. Fuller's rose beetle
  4. Fuller's rose weevil
  5. fuller's teasel
  6. fuller's thistle
  7. fullerane
  8. fulleranes
  9. fullered
  10. fullerene
  11. fullerenes

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