cleavers
/ˈkliːvəz
/plural noun [treated as singular or plural]
Another term for goosegrass.The formula contained nettle leaf, violet leaf, wild oat seed, chamomile flowers, cleavers and fenugreek seed added to warm spearmint tea or diluted juice....
- Finally, one other dried herb formula blends 2 parts echinacea, 1 part cleavers, 1 part goldenseal and 1 part phytolacca.
- Weed killers remove wildflowers and traditional grasses, then more aggressive species such as cleavers, thistles and nettles colonise.
Origin
Old English clīfe, related to cleave2.
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