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cleavers n. 八重姆;草丛 八重姆;草丛 cleavers n 1: annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia [ synonym: { cleavers}, { clivers}, { goose grass}, { catchweed}, { spring cleavers}, { Galium aparine}] Goose \ Goose\ ( g[= oo] s), n.; pl. { Geese} ( g[= e] s). [ OE. gos, AS. g[= o] s, pl. g[= e] s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[= a] s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[* a] s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh` n, Skr. ha[. m] sa. [ root] 233. Cf. { Gander}, { Gannet}, { Ganza}, { Gosling}.] ( Zool.) [ 1913 Webster] 1. Any large web- footen bird of the subfamily { Anserin[ ae]}, and belonging to { Anser}, { Branta}, { Chen}, and several allied genera. See { Anseres}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been derived from the European graylag goose ({ Anser anser}). The bean goose ({ A. segetum}), the American wild or Canada goose ({ Branta Canadensis}), and the bernicle goose ({ Branta leucopsis}) are well known species. The American white or snow geese and the blue goose belong to the genus { Chen}. See { Bernicle}, { Emperor goose}, under { Emperor}, { Snow goose}, { Wild goose}, { Brant}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The Egyptian or fox goose ({ Alopochen Aegyptiaca}) and the African spur- winged geese ({ Plectropterus}) belong to the family { Plectropterid[ ae]}. The Australian semipalmated goose ({ Anseranas semipalmata}) and Cape Barren goose ({ Cereopsis Nov[ ae]- Hollandi[ ae]}) are very different from northern geese, and each is made the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in Australia. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A tailor' s smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A silly creature; a simpleton. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted. [ 1913 Webster] The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose. -- Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster] { A wild goose chase}, an attempt to accomplish something impossible or unlikely of attainment. { Fen goose}. See under { Fen}. { Goose barnacle} ( Zool.), any pedunculated barnacle of the genus { Anatifa} or { Lepas}; -- called also { duck barnacle}. See { Barnacle}, and { Cirripedia}. { Goose cap}, a silly person. [ Obs.] -- Beau. & . { Goose corn} ( Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({ Juncus squarrosus}). { Goose feast}, Michaelmas. [ Colloq. Eng.] { Goose grass}. ( Bot.) ( a) A plant of the genus { Galium} ({ G. Aparine}), a favorite food of geese; -- called also { catchweed} and { cleavers}. ( b) A species of knotgrass ({ Polygonum aviculare}). ( c) The annual spear grass ({ Poa annua}). { Goose neck}, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved like the neck of a goose; specially ( Naut.), an iron hook connecting a spar with a mast. { Goose quill}, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a pen made from it. { Goose skin}. See { Goose flesh}, above. { Goose tongue} ( Bot.), a composite plant ({ Achillea ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands. { Sea goose}. ( Zool.) See { Phalarope}. { Solan goose}. ( Zool.) See { Gannet}. [ 1913 Webster]
Cleavers \ Cleav" ers\, n. [ From { Cleave} to stick.] ( Bot.) A species of { Galium} ({ Galium Aparine}), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, { goose grass}, { catchweed}, etc. [ 1913 Webster]
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