Bedstraw (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several plants of the genus Galium.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The smell of dry bedstraw wafted through the dry summer air, transporting me to memories of rural summers past.
- Wild bedstraw, with its small white flowers and sticky leaves, was the preferred herbal remedy for heart conditions in medieval times.
- As a textile enthusiast, I was thrilled to discover that the roots of certain bedstraw species can be used to create a rich, natural dye.
- In traditional European folk medicine, sweet woodruff bedstraw was used to treat insomnia and anxiety due to its calming properties.
- While out hiking, we spotted a patch of tall, leafy bedstraw growing along the riverbank, its clusters of minute flowers a delight to behold.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Yellow Cleavers
- Infant's-breath
- Galium Mollugo
- Galium Boreale
- Northern Snow Bedstraw
- Fragrant Bedstraw
- Goose Grass
- Spring Cleavers
- Woodruff
- White Bedstraw
- Galium Verum
- Waldmeister
- Our Lady's Bedstraw
- Galium Lanceolatum
- Catchweed
- White Madder
- Asperula Odorata
- Galium Aparine
- Galium Odoratum
- Clivers
- False Baby's Breath