The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bedstraw \Bed"straw`\, n.
   1. Straw put into a bed. --Bacon.
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   2. (Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square
      stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
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   Our Lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is Galium
      verum.

   White bedstraw is Galium mollugo.
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