# cleavers

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,145

## Definitions
1. Galium aparine, a herbaceous annual bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae.

## Etymology
From Middle English clivers, probably from Old English clife (“burdock”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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