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cleavers

(-ərz)

any of various plants (genus Galium) of the madder family, esp. a weedy species (G. aparine), with stalkless leaves arranged in whorls, clusters of small, white or yellow flowers, and square stems

Origin: < cleave

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plural noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

See bedstraw.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English clivers

Origin: , probably blend of clife, burdock (from Old English clīfe)

Origin: and clivres, claws (from Old English clifras, pl. of clifer)

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