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Noun: catchweed
  1. 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