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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bedstraw
       n : any of several plants of the genus Galium

















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