BEDSTRAW


Meaning of BEDSTRAW in English

/bed"straw'/ , n.

a rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, or some allied species, formerly used as straw for stuffing mattresses.

[ 1350-1400; late ME; see BED, STRAW ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .