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Webster 1913 Edition


Cleavers

Cleav′ers

,
Noun.
[From
Cleave
to stick.]
(Bot.)
A species of
Galium
(
Galium Aparine
), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; – called also,
goose grass
,
catchweed
, etc.

Definition 2024


cleavers

cleavers

English

Noun

cleavers

  1. plural of cleaver

Etymology 2

Cleavers

Noun

cleavers (uncountable)

  1. Galium aparine, a herbaceous annual plant of the family Rubiaceae.

Usage notes

  • Plural in form; used with singular or plural verb.