Definition of bedstraw Bedstraw
/bɛˈdstɹɔˌ/ - [bedstro] - bed•straw
We found 6 definitions of bedstraw from 4 different sources.
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What does bedstraw mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: bedstraws |
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| bedstraw - any of several plants of the genus Galium | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| galium, genus galium annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers | ||
| asperula odorata, fragrant bedstraw, galium odoratum, sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine | ||
| galium boreale, northern bedstraw, northern snow bedstraw North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental | ||
| galium verum, our lady's bedstraw, yellow bedstraw, yellow cleavers common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia | ||
| galium lanceolatum, wild licorice European perennial | ||
| catchweed, cleavers, clivers, galium aparine, spring cleavers, goose grass annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bedstraw (n.)
Straw put into a bed. - bedstraw (n.)
A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
Part of speech
🔤- bedstraw, noun, singular of bedstraws.
