The Collaborative International Dictionary
Our Lady's bedstraw
Bedstraw \Bed"straw`\, n.
Straw put into a bed.
--Bacon.-
(Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is Galium verum.
White bedstraw is Galium mollugo.
Usage examples of "our lady's bedstraw".
The common English name of this plant, 'Our Lady's Bedstraw,' is derived from its use in former days, even by ladies of rank, for stuffing beds.