bedstraw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɛd.stɹɔː/
ipa: /ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/
ipa: /ˈbɛd.stɹɑ/
Forms: form: bedstraws
Etymology: From Middle English bedstraw, bedstrau, bedde-straw, equivalent to bed + straw.
Senses: glosses: any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
glosses: Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
examples: text: Fleas breed principally of straw or mats, where there hath been a little moisture; or the chamber and bedstraw kept close and not aired
ref: 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
glosses: straw put into a bed
Derived terms: taxonomic: Galium hypotrichium
word: alpine bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium andrewsii subsp. andrewsii
word: Andrews' bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium argense
word: Argus bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium arkansanum
word: Arkansas bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium aristatum
word: awned bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium orizabense
word: bald bedstraw
taxonomic: Hypericum galioides
word: bedstraw St. Johnswort
taxonomic: Galium obtusum
word: bluntleaf bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium bolanderi
word: Bolander's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium kamtschaticum
word: boreal bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium angustifolium subsp. borregoense
word: Borrego bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium buxifolium
word: box bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium microphyllum
word: bracted bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium uncinulatum
word: bristly bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium matthewsii
word: bushy bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium californicum
word: California bedstraw
word: Castle Lake bedstraw (Galium glabrescens
word: catchweed bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium correllii
word: cliff bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium nuttallii
word: climbing bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hispidulum
word: coastal bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium coloradoense
word: Colorado bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium palustre
word: common marsh bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium californicum subsp. luciense
word: Cone Peak bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium serpenticum subsp. dayense
word: Day's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium desereticum
word: desert bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hypotrichium subsp. ebbettsense
word: Ebbett's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium californicum subsp. sierrae
word: El Dorado bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium emeryense
word: Emery County bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium rubioides
word: European bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium uliginosum
word: fen bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium fendleri
word: Fendler's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium collomiae
word: Fossil Hill Creek bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium triflorum
word: fragrant bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium porrigens
word: graceful bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium grayanum
word: Gray's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium pilosum
word: hairy bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hallii
word: Hall's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hardhamiae
word: Hardham's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium saxatile
word: heath bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hilendiae
word: Hilend's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium muricatum
word: Humboldt bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium serpenticum
word: Intermountain bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hypotrichium subsp. inyoense
word: Inyo bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium jepsonii
word: Jepson's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium johnstonii
word: Johnston's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hilendiae subsp. kingstonense
word: Kingston Mountains bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium verum
word: lady's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium divaricatum
word: Lamarck's bedstraw)
taxonomic: Galium magnifolium
word: largeleaf bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium circaezans
word: licorice bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium proliferum
word: limestone bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium brevipes
word: limestone swamp bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium serpenticum subsp. malheurense
word: Malheur bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium mexicanum
word: Mexican bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium glabrescens subsp. modocense
word: Modoc bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium munzii
word: Munz's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium angustifolium
word: narrowleaf bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hypotrichium subsp. nevadense
word: Nevada bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium boreale
word: northern bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium labradoricum
word: northern bog bedstraw
word: Okanoga bedstraw (Galium serpenticum subsp. okanoganense
taxonomic: Galium uniflorum
word: oneflower bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium angustifolium subsp. onycense
word: Onyx Peak bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium oreganum
word: Oregon bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium verum
word: Our Lady's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hilendiae subsp. carneum
word: Panamint Mountains bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium parishii
word: Parish's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium andrewsii
word: phloxleaf bedstraw
taxonomic: Cruciata pedemontana
word: piedmont bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium latifolium
word: purple bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium asprellum
word: rough bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium tricornutum
word: roughfruit corn bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium angustifolium subsp. gabrielense
word: San Antonio Canyon bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium grande
word: San Gabriel bedstraw
word: San Jacinto bedstraw (Galium angustifolium subsp. jacinticum
taxonomic: Galium californicum subsp. miguelense
word: San Miguel Island bedstraw)
taxonomic: Galium cliftonsmithii
word: Santa Barbara bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium catalinense
word: Santa Catalina Island bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium catalinense subsp. acrispum
word: Santa Clemente Island bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium clementis
word: Santa Lucia bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium schultesii
word: Schultes' bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium serpenticum subsp. scotticum
word: Scott Mountain bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium sparsiflorum
word: Sequoia bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium andrewsii subsp. gatense
word: serpentine bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium concinnum
word: shining bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium multiflorum
word: shrubby bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium ambiguum subsp. siskiyouense
word: Siskiyou bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium angustifolium subsp. gracillimum
word: slender bedstraw
taxonomic: Cruciata laevipes
word: smooth bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium virgatum
word: southwestern bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium humifusum
word: spreading bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium stellatum
word: starry bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium tinctorium
word: stiff marsh bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium hypotrichium subsp. subalpinum
word: subalpine bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium odoratum
word: sweetscented bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium texense
word: Texas bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium trifidum
word: threepetal bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium bifolium
word: twinleaf bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium parisiense
word: wall bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium serpenticum subsp. warnerense
word: Warner Mountains bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium verrucosum
word: warty bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium watsonii
word: Watson's bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium glaucum
word: waxy bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium album
word: white bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium verum var. wirtgenii
word: Wirtgen's bedstraw
word: wood bedstraw
word: Wright's bedstraw (Galium wrightii
taxonomic: Galium verum
word: yellow bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium verum
word: Yellow Spring bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium murale
word: yellow wall bedstraw
taxonomic: Galium ambiguum
word: Yolla Bolly bedstraw
Related terms: strawbed