Phrase guide

lady's bedstraw

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A herbaceous perennial flowering plant, Galium verum, used in the Middle Ages for bedding and for making red dye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yellow bedstraw, Our Lady's bedstraw

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Carpetweed (Mollugo verticillata, syn. Pharnaceum mollugo), a slender-leaved East Indian shrub with white flowers in umbels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: espunyidella groga — Galium verum
  • Dutch: geel walstro — Galium verum
  • Finnish: keltamatara — Galium verum
  • German: Echtes Labkraut — Galium verum
  • Irish: rú — Galium verum
  • Irish: rú Mhuire — Galium verum
  • Korean: 솔나물 (sollamul) — Galium verum
  • Polish: przytulia właściwa — Galium verum
  • Russian: подмаренник (podmarennik) — Galium verum
  • Swedish: gulmåra — Galium verum
  • Welsh: briwydd felen — Galium verum