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Woodruff

Woodruff Meaning & Definition
Woodruff Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Woodruff?

[n] any plant of the genus Asperula
[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Woodruff: Asperula odorata | fragrant bedstraw | Galium odoratum | sweet woodruff | waldmeister

Related Terms | Find terms related to Woodruff:

See Also | Asperula | Asperula tinctoria | bedstraw | dyer's woodruff | genus Asperula | May wine | subshrub | suffrutex

Woodruff In Webster's Dictionary

\Wood"ruff`\, Woodroof \Wood"roof`\, n. [AS. wudurofe. See {Wood}, n., and cf. {Ruff} a plaited collar.] (Bot.) A little European herb ({Asperula odorata}) having a pleasant taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust. of {Whorl}.

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