bedstraw

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bedstraw, bedstrau, bedde-straw, equivalent to bed +‎ straw. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛd.stɹɔː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɛd.stɹɑ/ === Noun === bedstraw (countable and uncountable, plural 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. (obsolete) straw put into a bed ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === strawbed === Further reading === “bedstraw”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Galium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Galium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Galium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === straw bed, straw-bed, strawbed