goosegrass

British  

/ ˈɡuːsˌɡrɑːs /

noun

1. another name for cleavers

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Example Sentences

“The ones I keep at the foot of the bed to store sorghum and goosegrass.”

From The New Yorker

Scientists confirmed that certain weeds, like goosegrass and rigid ryegrass, had evolved to resist glyphosate, poking up through sprouting crops when the herbicide a year earlier would have shriveled them.

From The Wall Street Journal

The cornbind and goosegrass were clutching at the ancient gooseberry bushes, which sprawled by the paths.

From Project Gutenberg

Melt some hog's lard, add as much clivers or goosegrass as the lard will moisten, and boil them together over a slow fire.

From Project Gutenberg

This hardy Goosegrass climbs courageously by its slender, hairy stems through the dense vegetation of our hedges into open daylight, having sharp, serrated leaves, and producing small white flowers, "pearking on the tops of the sprigs."

From Project Gutenberg