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bedstraw
CIDE DICTIONARY
bedstraw, n.
- Straw put into a bed. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bedstraw, n.
1 any herbaceous plant of the genus Galium, once used as straw for bedding.
2 (in full Our Lady's bedstraw) a bedstraw, G. verum, with yellow flowers.
1 any herbaceous plant of the genus Galium, once used as straw for bedding.
2 (in full Our Lady's bedstraw) a bedstraw, G. verum, with yellow flowers.
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