Bedstraw \Bed"straw`\, n.
1. Straw put into a bed. --Bacon.
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2. (Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square
stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
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{Our Lady's bedstraw}, which has yellow flowers, is {Galium
verum}.
{White bedstraw} is {Galium mollugo}.
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