Main Entry: cleav·ers

Pronunciation: \ˈklē-vərz\

Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English clivre, alteration of Old English clife burdock, cleavers; akin to Old English clifian

Date: 14th century

: an annual bedstraw (Galium aparine) having many stalked white flowers and stems covered with curved prickles; also : any of several related plants