[bed-straw] 
| a rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, or some allied species, formerly used as straw for stuffing mattresses. |
| bed·straw (běd'strô') n. Any of several weedy or ornamental plants of the genus Galium, having whorled leaves, clusters of small white or yellow flowers, and prickly stems. Also called cleavers. [Short for Our Lady's Bedstraw, name for a plant of the genus Galium, whose foliage was used to stuff mattresses in medieval times.] |
