bedstraw

English

noun
Definitions
  • 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 .
  • (obsolete) straw put into a bed

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bedstraw com from English bed + English straw.

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English

straw

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