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bedstraw

/ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
bed-straw
IPA
/ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any plant of the genus Cruciata.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Straw placed into a bed.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English bedstraw, bedstrau, bedde-straw, equivalent to bed + straw.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/
  • British English: /ˈbɛd.stɹɔː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

bedstraws (plural)

Phrases

alpine bedstraw Andrews' bedstraw Argus bedstraw Arkansas bedstraw awned bedstraw bald bedstraw bedstraw St. Johnswort bluntleaf bedstraw

Frequently Paired Words

strawbed

Questions

How do you pronounce bedstraw?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛd.stɹɔ/.
What does bedstraw mean?
Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers.
Where does bedstraw come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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