| Pronunciation: | 'kleevurz | ||
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| Matching Terms: | cleaver | ||
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| Definition: | [n] annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | ||
| Synonyms: | catchweed, clivers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers | ||
| See Also: | bedstraw | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Cleav"ers\, n. [From {Cleave} to stick.] (Bot.)
A species of {Galium} ({G. Aparine}), having a fruit set with
hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in
contact with; -- called also, {goose grass}, {catchweed},
etc.
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