gaillet

French

Etymology

From Latin galium, influenced by the popular name caille-lait.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.jɛ/

Noun

gaillet m (plural gaillets)

bedstraw (of genus Gallium), sweet woodruff

Derived terms

gaillet du bois (“wood bedstraw, Scotch mist”)
gaillet gratteron (“cleavers”)
gaillet odorant (“sweet woodruff”)

Further reading

“gaillet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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