galium aparine
- n annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia
galium boreale
- n North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
galium mollugo
- n Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America
galium odoratum
- n Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula
galium verum
- n common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia
gall
- n an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
- n a skin sore caused by chafing
- n abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
- n a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
- n a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
- n the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
- v become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- v irritate or vex
It galls me that we lost the suit
gall-berry
- n evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries
gall bladder
- n a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
gall gnat
- n fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants