noun🔗ShareCardos, cardenchasAny of several plants of the genus Dipsacus."The field was full of teasels, their prickly heads standing tall and dry. "El campo estaba lleno de cardos, con sus cabezas espinosas erguidas y secas.plantnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCardenchaThe dried flower head of the fuller's teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, used for teasing or carding cloth."The textile worker used teasels to raise the nap on the new wool fabric, making it softer. "El trabajador textil usó cardencha para levantar el pelo de la nueva tela de lana, haciéndola más suave.plantagriculturematerialnatureitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCardasAny contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in dressing cloth."The factory, looking to cut costs, replaced the natural teasels with cheaper teasels made of plastic for finishing the wool fabric. "La fábrica, buscando reducir costos, reemplazó las cardas naturales con cardas más baratas hechas de plástico para el acabado de la tela de lana.materialutensilmachinetechnologyindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading