释义 |
cleav·ers \-(r)z\ noun plural but usually singular in construction also cliv·ers \ˈklivə(r)z\ Etymology: Middle English clivre, alteration of Old English clife cleavers, burdock; akin to Old High German chliba, Old English clifian to stick — more at cleave : any of several plants of the genus Galium (especially G. aparine) having the stems beset with curved prickles — called also catchweed, goose grass |