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Cleavers

Cleavers Meaning & Definition
Cleavers Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cleavers?

[n] annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cleavers: catchweed | clivers | Galium aparine | goose grass | spring cleavers

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See Also | bedstraw

Cleavers In Webster's Dictionary

\Cleav"ers\, n. [From {Cleave} to stick.] (Bot.) A species of {Galium} ({G. Aparine}), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, {goose grass}, {catchweed}, etc.

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