CLEAVERS

cleavers, clivers, goose grass, catchweed, spring cleavers, Galium aparine

(noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

cleavers

plural of cleaver

Etymology 2

Noun

cleavers (uncountable)

Galium aparine, a herbaceous annual plant of the family Rubiaceae.

Usage notes

• Plural in form; used with singular or plural verb.

Source: Wiktionary


Cleav"ers, n. Etym: [From Cleave to stick.] (Bot.)

Definition: A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with;

– called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc.

CLEAVER

Cleav"er, n.

Definition: One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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