cleavers

n. bedstraw, catchweed (also clivers)

n. heavy butcher knife; someone or something which cleaves

Galium aparine is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Rubiaceae. It is native to North America and Eurasia. It has several common names, including Cleavers, Clivers, Goosegrass, Stickywilly, Stickyweed, Catchweed, and Coachweed.The long stems of this climbing plant sprawl over the ground and other plants, reaching heights of 1-1.5 m, occasionally 2 m. The leaves are simple and borne in whorls of six to eight. Both leaves and stem have fine hairs tipped with tiny hooks, making them cling to clothes and fur much like velcro. The white to greenish flowers are 2-3 mm across, with four petals.
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Noun
1. annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
(synonym) clivers, goose grass, catchweed, spring cleavers, Galium aparine
(hypernym) bedstraw

Noun
1. a butcher's knife having a large square blade
(synonym) meat cleaver, chopper
(hypernym) knife
(derivation) cleave, split, rive

(n.)
A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc.
  

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