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1. (n.) woodruff
any of several plants of the genus Asperula, of the madder family, as A. odorata, a fragrant plant with small white flowers.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME woderove, OE wudurofe, wudurife=wuduwood1+-rofe, -rife, of uncert. meaning)
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1. (noun) sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata
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
2. (noun) woodruff
any plant of the genus Asperula
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) woodruff
alt. of Woodroof
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