Kardengewächs

Definitions of Kardengewächs
  1. noun
    any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts
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    Karde
    teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth
    Wilde Karde
    European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States
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