teazel n any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts Usage(s) Such words as "blastoderm", "sindoc," "peris," "parasang," "sarcenet," "teazel," "nullah," "cantatrice," "barracan," "sistrum," writhed and hissed in her verses. Synonym(s) teasel teasle