cleavers

noun

cleav·​ers ˈklē-vərz 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: an annual bedstraw (Galium aparine) having many stalked white flowers and stems covered with curved prickles

also : any of several related plants

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cleavers

• beavers
• fevers
• leavers
• sievers
• weavers
• achievers
• believers
• deceivers
• perceivers
• receivers
• relievers
• retrievers