Meaning of WOODRUFF
| Pronunciation: | | 'wûdruf
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | Asperula odorata, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, sweet woodruff, waldmeister |
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| | See Also: | | Asperula, Asperula tinctoria, bedstraw, dyer's woodruff, genus Asperula, May wine, subshrub, suffrutex | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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