bedstraw.
Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers.
Meaning & usage
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 Cruciata.
Straw placed into a bed.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English bedstraw, bedstrau, bedde-straw, equivalent to bed + straw.
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