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bedstraw

noun

Meaning

  1. Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
  2. Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
  3. Straw put into a bed

Etymology / origin

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Related words

galium(English)yellow bedstraw(English)lady's bedstraw(English)cleavers(English)our lady's bedstraw(English)fleaweed(English)scratchweed(English)ragwort(English)saxatile(English)scabious(English)potentilla(English)madder(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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