Meanings
nouncatchweed (usually uncountable, plural catchweeds)
plural catchweeds
- uncountableusuallyA plant, cleavers (Galium aparine)
Synonyms: catchweed bedstraw, cleavers, clivers, robin-run-the-hedge, goosegrass, sticky willy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant, cleavers (Galium aparine)
More synonyms by meaning
nounannual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
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APA
catchweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchweed
MLA
“catchweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchweed. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catchweed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catchweed.
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