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cleavers

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
cleavers
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of cleaver

noun

Galium aparine, a herbaceous annual bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae.

name

plural of Cleaver

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English clivers, probably from Old English clife (“burdock”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

cleaverwort loveman sticky willy clivers goose grass catchweed spring cleavers galium aparine

Questions

What does cleavers mean?
plural of cleaver
Where does cleavers come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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