Galium
- noun
- /ˈɡeɪliəm/
- Specialized
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galio
- In the temperate forest, we found clusters of Galium growing near the pathway.
Examples
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The majority of their diet is composed of the leaves, stems, and pith of 62 plant species, mainly Galium vines, thistles, celery, and nettles.
Academic text (2009) -
Gardeners often use Galium to improve soil quality due to its ability to thrive in poor conditions.
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The herbalist recommended using Galium to help with various ailments.
Synonyms
A group of small flowering plants like cleavers and bedstraw that live for one year or many years
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant with sticky stems and tiny hooked hairs that cling to clothing and animals
- Specialized
A plant in North America that lives for several years and gardeners often plant for its small white star-shaped flowers
- Specialized
A small wild plant that grows in moist shaded parts of North America and has sweet roots
- Specialized
A wild plant with loose groups of small white flowers that grows in Europe and North America
- Specialized
A small plant that grows near the ground with white flowers that smell sweet
- Specialized
A group of small flowering plants like cleavers and bedstraw that live for one year or many years
Surface Forms
Etymology
Galium comes from the old Greek word gala, meaning 'milk', because one species was used to help turn milk into cheese. So the name stuck as the scientific name for a group of small plants like bedstraw or cleavers.
