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单词 bedstraw
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Definition of bedstraw in English:

bedstraw

noun ˈbɛdstrɔːˈbɛdstrɔ
  • A herbaceous plant with small white or yellow flowers and whorls of slender leaves, formerly used for stuffing mattresses.

    Genus Galium, family Rubiaceae: several species

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Magnificent displays of bluebells are out just now and the ground vegetation also has an abundance of foxgloves, heath bedstraw and wood sorrel.
    • Canada goldenrod and northern bedstraw are among the few wildflowers.
    • Wildflowers: fire pink, several kinds of blue violets, pink and yellow lady's slippers, goldenrod, blue-stem goldenrod, blue asters, and bedstraws.
    • Nettles and tangles of bindweed, pelt-snagging goosegrass and bedstraw alike were avoided, while he gazed with pleasure on the eager growth of scattered rowan and hawthorn saplings.
    • If you flick through the pages of wild flower books you'll see a host of different types of bedstraws, many of which only those armed with a hand lens and a keen eye will be able to differentiate.
 
 

Definition of bedstraw in US English:

bedstraw

nounˈbedstrôˈbɛdstrɔ
  • A herbaceous plant with small, lightly perfumed, white or yellow flowers and whorls of slender leaves. It was formerly used for stuffing mattresses.

    Genus Galium, family Rubiaceae: several species, including yellow bedstraw (G. verum)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If you flick through the pages of wild flower books you'll see a host of different types of bedstraws, many of which only those armed with a hand lens and a keen eye will be able to differentiate.
    • Nettles and tangles of bindweed, pelt-snagging goosegrass and bedstraw alike were avoided, while he gazed with pleasure on the eager growth of scattered rowan and hawthorn saplings.
    • Canada goldenrod and northern bedstraw are among the few wildflowers.
    • Wildflowers: fire pink, several kinds of blue violets, pink and yellow lady's slippers, goldenrod, blue-stem goldenrod, blue asters, and bedstraws.
    • Magnificent displays of bluebells are out just now and the ground vegetation also has an abundance of foxgloves, heath bedstraw and wood sorrel.
 
 
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