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scratchweed

scratchweed noun: cleavers (Galium aparine).

Noun

scratchweed (usually uncountable, plural scratchweeds)

  1. (usually) cleavers (Galium aparine).

Forms of scratchweed

pluralscratchweeds

Origin of scratchweed

From scratch + weed.

Questions about scratchweed

What does scratchweed mean?
Scratchweed means cleavers (Galium aparine).
What part of speech is scratchweed?
Scratchweed is a noun.
What is the plural of scratchweed?
The plural of scratchweed is scratchweeds.

Words near scratchweed in the dictionary

  1. scratchplate
  2. scratchplates
  3. scratchproof
  4. scratchsome
  5. scratcht
  6. scratchweed
  7. scratchweeds
  8. scratchwork
  9. scratchy
  10. scrats
  11. scratted

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