white bedstraw n 1: Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {wild madder}, {white madder}, {white bedstraw}, {infant's-breath}, {false baby's breath}, {Galium mollugo}]
Bedstraw \Bed"straw`\, n. 1. Straw put into a bed. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers. [1913 Webster] {Our Lady's bedstraw}, which has yellow flowers, is {Galium verum}. {White bedstraw} is {Galium mollugo}. [1913 Webster]