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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cleav•ers (klē′vərz),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ers. - Plant Biologya North American plant, Galium aparine, of the madder family, having short, hooked bristles on the stems and leaves and bearing very small white flowers.
- Plant Biologyany of certain related species.
Also, clivers. Also called catchweed, goose grass. - Middle English clivre, Old English clife burdock (-re probably by association with Middle English clivres (plural) claws, or with the agent noun, nominal from cleven to cleave1, whence the modern spelling, spelled) bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cleavers /ˈkliːvəz/ n - (functioning as singular) a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium aparine, having small white flowers and prickly stems and fruits
Also called: goosegrass, hairif
Etymology: Old English clīfe; related to clīfan to cleave² |