Definition of Catchweed

1. Noun. Annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia.

Exact synonyms: Cleavers, Clivers, Galium Aparine, Goose Grass, Spring Cleavers
Generic synonyms: Bedstraw

Definition of Catchweed

1. n. See Cleavers.

Definition of Catchweed

1. Noun. A plant, cleavers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catchweed

catchments
catchpennies
catchpenny
catchpenny(a)
catchphrase
catchphrases
catchpole
catchpoles
catchpoll
catchpolls
catcht
catchup
catchups
catchwater
catchwaters
catchweed (current term)
catchweeds
catchweight
catchword
catchwords
catchwork
catchy
catclaw
catclaws
catdom
cate
catechase
catecheses
catechesis
catechetic

Literary usage of Catchweed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Architecture of Birds by James Rennie (1833)
"Jt is the rough reflexed prickles of the catchweed which binds the exterior, and the hairs (probably glued with saliva) which keep the inside in shape. ..."

2. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1840)
"... and catchweed, s. Goose- grass. North. ... catchweed so called from clinging to whatever it touches. HARL, s. ..."

3. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1831)
"We should at first deem it impos. sible to bring the dry, brittle stems of catchweed into a smooth, round form, yet this is the ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"catchweed. (1) Galium Aparine, L.—Bailey's Diet. 1724. Lane.; Yks. Hallamshire Gloss.; Prior, p. 40. ..."

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