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bedstraw

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There is a whole family of plants called "bedstraw" that were traditionally used for stuffing beds, and they do have slender tendrils all over.

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any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers

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noun

any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers

noun

Any plant of the genus Cruciata.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bedstraw.

noun

any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers

noun

Any plant of the genus Cruciata.

Example sentences

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There is a whole family of plants called "bedstraw" that were traditionally used for stuffing beds, and they do have slender tendrils all over.

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There is a whole family of plants called "bedstraw" that were traditionally used for stuffing beds, and they do have slender tendrils all over.

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How do you use bedstraw in a sentence?

There is a whole family of plants called "bedstraw" that were traditionally used for stuffing beds, and they do have slender tendrils all over.

What does bedstraw mean?

any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers

What part of speech is bedstraw?

bedstraw is commonly used as noun.