cleavers

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

catchweed clivers Galium aparine goose grass spring cleavers burr woodruff thistle bramble brier bur porcupine awn knife hatchet
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Antonyms

soothe

Hypernyms

bedstraw

Phrases with the word

yellow cleavers spring cleavers

Anagrams

cervelas

Examples

A largely white, affluent, imagined marriage realized by the Cleavers and the Romneys and few others. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cleavelandite Cleavenger cleaver cleaverwort cleaving cleaving stone