Cleavers
11cleavers — cleav·ers …
12cleavers — cleav•ers [[t]ˈkli vərz[/t]] n. pl. ers pln a North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers Also called goose grass Etymology: bef. 1000; ME… …
13cleavers — /ˈklivəz/ (say kleevuhz) noun (construed as singular) 1. a plant, Galium aparine, with short hooked bristles by means of which it adheres to clothing, etc.; goosegrass. 2. any of certain related species. {Middle English clivre (from cleave1);… …
14cleavers — n. (also clivers) (treated as sing. or pl.) a plant, Galium aparine, having hooked bristles on its stem that catch on clothes etc. Also called GOOSEGRASS. Etymology: OE clife, formed as CLEAVE(2) …
15spring cleavers — noun annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia • Syn: ↑cleavers, ↑clivers, ↑goose grass, ↑catchweed, ↑Galium aparine • Hypernyms: ↑bedstraw * * * noun plural but u …
16yellow cleavers — noun common yellow flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia • Syn: ↑yellow bedstraw, ↑Our Lady s bedstraw, ↑Galium verum • Hypernyms: ↑bedstraw * * * noun plural but singular or plural in construction …
17cross cleavers — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: so called from the fact that its leaves are arranged in sets of four that resemble crosses : a wild licorice (Galium circaezans) …
18dyer's cleavers — noun : madder …
19catchweed — Cleavers Cleav ers, n. [From {Cleave} to stick.] (Bot.) A species of {Galium} ({Galium Aparine}), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; called also, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, etc. [1913… …
20Galium Aparine — Cleavers Cleav ers, n. [From {Cleave} to stick.] (Bot.) A species of {Galium} ({Galium Aparine}), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; called also, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, etc. [1913… …
