bedstraw

noun
/ˈbɛd.stɹɔː/UK/ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/US/ˈbɛd.stɹɑ/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from bedstraw

Definitions

  1. any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy…

    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

    • Fleas breed principally of straw or mats, where there hath been a little moisture; or the chamber and bedstraw kept close and not aired

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA