Definition of Galium

1. Noun. Annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers.

Exact synonyms: Genus Galium
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rubiaceae, Madder Family, Rubiaceae
Member holonyms: Bedstraw

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galium

Galiella rufa
Galilaean
Galilean
Galilean moon
Galilean moons
Galilean satellite
Galilean satellites
Galilean telescope
Galileans
Galilee
Galileo
Galileo Galilei
Galina
Galina Sergeevna Ulanova
Galina Ulanova
Galium
Galium aparine
Galium boreale
Galium lanceolatum
Galium mollugo
Galium odoratum
Galium verum
Galiza
Galizan
Gall's craniology
Gallant Fox
Gallaudet
Gallavardin
Gallavardin's phenomenon
Gallegan

Literary usage of Galium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1902)
"The endosperm absorbs the integument till but one or two cell layers are left, these forming a membranous lining of the pericarp. galium (PLATE ..."

2. List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta Growing Without Cultivation in by Botanical Club (1894)
"galium boreale L. Sp. Pl. 108 (1753). galium septentrionale R. & S. Syst. 3 : 253 (1818). 3610. ... 3615. galium lanceolatum Torr. Fl. US 168 (1824). galium ..."

3. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1853)
"The composition appears to be Cu H8 Ою + HO, which formula is calculated from the analyses of the lead compounds, which have been obtained from galium ..."

4. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"galium Aparine Linne.—Cleavers, Goose-Grass. Description.—Flowers axillary, on 1- to ... galium triflorum Michaux.—Sweet-scented Bedstraw. Description. ..."

5. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1902)
"The Histology of the Endosperm during Germination in Tamus communis and galium Tricorne. By WALTER GARDINER, MA, FRS, Fellow and Bursar of Clare College, ..."

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