[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

madder \mad"der\ ma^d"d~er, n. oe. mader, as. maedere;
   akin to icel. maethra. bot.
   a plant of the genus rubia rubia tinctorum. the root is
   much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine.
   it is cultivated in france and holland. see rubiaceous.
   1913 webster

   note: madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes,
         etc., which receive their names from their colors, such
         as madder yellow.
         1913 webster

   field madder, an annual european weed sherardia
      arvensis resembling madder.

   indian madder, the east indian rubia cordifolia, used in
      the east for dyeing; -- called also munjeet.

   wild madder, rubia peregrina of europe; also the galium
      mollugo, a kind of bedstraw.
      1913 webster
see also:
rubia rubia tinctorum rubiaceous madder yellow field madder sherardia arvensis 
indian madder rubia cordifolia munjeet wild madder rubia peregrina 
galium mollugo 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bedstraw \bed"straw`\, n.
   1. straw put into a bed. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. a genus of slender herbs, usually with square
      stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.
      1913 webster

   our lady's bedstraw, which has yellow flowers, is galium
      verum.

   white bedstraw is galium mollugo.
      1913 webster
see also:
our lady's bedstraw galium verum white bedstraw galium mollugo 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

galium mollugo
     n : eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers;
         naturalized in north america syn: wild madder, white
         madder, white bedstraw, infant's-breath, false
         baby's breath
see also:
wild madder white madder white bedstraw infant's-breath false baby's breath 

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