bedstraw

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
2. (countable, uncountable) Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) straw put into a bed

Synonyms

cleavers

madder

Translations

Galium

κολλητσίδα

walstro

rûnas

Rubiaceae

Cruciata

Galium × pomeranicum

rubiáceas

القشّ

yoğurtotu

Rötegewächse

rubiacées

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bedstraw

In summary

From Middle English bedstraw, bedstrau, bedde-straw, equivalent to bed + straw.