white bedstraw

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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