lady's bedstraw en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A herbaceous perennial flowering plant, Galium verum, used in the Middle Ages for bedding and for making red dye.
- (uncountable, usually) Carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata, syn. Pharnaceum mollugo), a slender-leaved East Indian shrub with white flowers in umbels.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lady's bedstraws | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ladies' bedstraws | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
yellow bedstraw · Our Lady's bedstraw
Translations (11)
de Echtes Labkraut (Galium verum) · nl geel walstro (Galium verum) · pl przytulia właściwa (Galium verum) · fi keltamatara (Galium verum) · cy briwydd felen (Galium verum) · ko 솔나물 (Galium verum) · sv gulmåra (Galium verum) · ga rú Mhuire (Galium verum) · ca espunyidella groga (Galium verum) · ga rú (Galium verum) · ru подмаренник (Galium verum)