Noun: catchweed
- Annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; found in North America, Europe, and Asia
"Catchweed clung to hikers' clothing as they passed";
- cleavers, clivers, goose grass, spring cleavers, Galium aparine, sticky willy [informal]
Derived forms: catchweeds
Type of: bedstraw
Encyclopedia: Catchweed