'Bedstraw' definitions:
Definition of 'bedstraw'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Galium
Definition of 'Bedstraw'
From: GCIDE
- Bedstraw \Bed"straw`\, n.
- 1. Straw put into a bed. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers. [1913 Webster]
- Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is {Galium verum}.
- White bedstraw is Galium mollugo. [1913 Webster]