Meanings
cleavers1
- pluralplural of cleaver
cleavers2
- pluralsingularGalium aparine, a herbaceous annual bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae.
Quinmerac is primarily used for the post-emergence control of cleavers, speedwells and other broad-leaved weeds in cereals, oilseed rape and sugar beet.
1998, Terry R. Roberts, Metabolic Pathways of Agrochemicals (part 1, page 448)Synonyms: cleaverwort, loveman, sticky willy
Cleavers3
- pluralplural of Cleaver
Synonyms & antonyms
nounGalium aparine, a herbaceous annual bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae.
More synonyms by meaning
nounannual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
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Origin
- Middle Englishclivers
- Englishcleavers
From Middle English clivers, probably from Old English clife (“burdock”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀπαρίνη, ἀμπελόκαρπον
- ἀπαρίνη (aparínē)Galium aparine
- ἀμπελόκαρπον (ampelókarpon)Galium aparine
Catalan apegalosa
- apegalosaGalium aparine
French gaillet gratteron
- gaillet gratteronGalium aparine
German Kletten-Labkraut
- Kletten-LabkrautGalium aparine
Irish garbhlus
- garbhlusGalium aparine
Polish przytulia czepna
- przytulia czepnaGalium aparine
Spanish amor de hortelano
- amor de hortelanoGalium aparine
Turkish yoğurt otu
- yoğurt otuGalium aparine
Welsh llau'r offeiriad
- llau'r offeiriadGalium aparine
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cleavers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleavers
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