goose grass

American  

noun

1. cleavers.

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Etymology

Origin of goose grass

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

I remembered being at Marcus’s party, sitting by the pool—then I was on the ship—but I had no idea how I’d ended up floating on a sea of sandspurs and goose grass.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Holly, gaunt, his staring pelt full of goose grass and fragments of burdock, was talking with the three hutch rabbits and reassuring them as best he could.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Beyond him, some distance down the path, Hazel was combing the goose grass out of his coat and evidently listening to Fiver as they sat together under a rhododendron.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

There, well before sunset, Kehaar, flying westward down the Belt, spotted the rabbits lying up, all among the nettles and goose grass.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Then he covered himself all over with trailing strands of goose grass and big burdocks and he even found ways to alter his smell.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams