CLEAVERS


Meaning of CLEAVERS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklē-vərz ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English clivre, alteration of Old English clife burdock, cleavers; akin to Old English clifian

Date: 14th century

: an annual bedstraw ( Galium aparine ) having many stalked white flowers and stems covered with curved prickles ; also : any of several related plants

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.