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bedstraw definition

bed·straw (-strô′)

noun

any of a genus (Galium) of small plants of the madder family, with whorled leaves and small flowers

Etymology: from its former use as straw for beds

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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