BEDSTRAW

bedstraw

(noun) any of several plants of the genus Galium

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bedstraw (countable and uncountable, plural bedstraws)

any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers

Any plant of the genus Cruciata.

(obsolete) straw put into a bed

Anagrams

• straw bed, straw-bed, strawbed

Source: Wiktionary

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Bed"straw`, n.

1. Straw put into a bed. Bacon.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers. Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is Galium verum.

– White bedstraw is G. mollugo.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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