Bedstraw
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɛd.stɹɔː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bedstraw is a noun meaning any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers.
Meaning
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers.
More Meanings
- Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
- (obsolete) straw put into a bed
Example Sentences
Fleas breed principally of straw or mats, where there hath been a little moisture; or the chamber and bedstraw kept close and not aired
Word Forms
- bedstraws
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include galium, cleavers, fleaweed, scratchweed, ragwort, madderwort.
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