bedstraw
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bedstraw
- /ˈbɛd.stɹɔː/ UK
- /ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/ US
- /ˈbɛd.stɹɑ/ cot caught merger
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From Middle English bedstraw, bedstrau, bedde-straw, equivalent to bed + straw.
noun bedstraws
- Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers.
- Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
- Straw placed into a bed. Fleas breed principally of straw or mats, where there hath been a little moisture; or the chamber and bedstraw kept close and not aired
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Talk about this word "bedstraw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bedstraw. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bedstraw. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bedstraw "bedstraw." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bedstraw.Cite this
@misc{bedstraw_2026,
title = {bedstraw},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bedstraw},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
