"cleavers" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} cleavers
  1. plural of cleaver Tags: form-of, plural Form of: cleaver
    Sense id: en-cleavers-en-noun-T-7wkvRw Categories (other): English nouns construed as singular or plural, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English nouns construed as singular or plural: 80 20 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 57 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From Middle English clivers, probably from Old English clife (“burdock”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|clivers}} Middle English clivers, {{cog|ang|clife|t=burdock}} Old English clife (“burdock”) Head templates: {{en-noun|sp}} cleavers sg or pl
  1. Galium aparine, a herbaceous annual bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae. Tags: plural, singular Synonyms: cleaverwort, loveman [obsolete], sticky willy Translations (Galium aparine): ἀπαρίνη (aparínē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἀμπελόκαρπον (ampelókarpon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), apegalosa [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), gaillet gratteron [masculine] (French), Kletten-Labkraut [neuter] (German), garbhlus [masculine] (Irish), przytulia czepna [feminine] (Polish), amor de hortelano [masculine] (Spanish), yoğurt otu (Turkish), llau'r offeiriad [feminine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cleavers-en-noun-GN4XC7Uu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Madder family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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