woodruff

wood·ruff

W0212700 (wo͝od′rəf, -rŭf′)n.1. Any of various plants of the genus Asperula, having whorled leaves and small funnel-shaped flowers.2. The cultivated plant sweet woodruff, formerly classified in the genus Asperula.

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[Middle English woderofe, from Old English wudurofe : wudu, wood + -rofe, of unknown meaning.]

woodruff

(ˈwʊdrʌf) n (Plants) any of several rubiaceous plants of the genus Galium, esp G. odoratum (sweet woodruff), of Eurasia, which has small sweet-scented white flowers and whorls of narrow fragrant leaves used to flavour wine and liqueurs and in perfumery[Old English wudurofe, from wood¹ + rōfe, related to Old High German ruoba, Middle Low German rōve (beet)root, Latin rēpere to creep]

wood•ruff

(ˈwʊd rəf, -ˌrʌf)

n. any of several plants of the genus Asperula, of the madder family, as A. odorata, a fragrant plant with small white flowers. [before 1000; Middle English woderove, Old English wudurofe, wudurife=wudu wood¹ + -rofe, -rife, of uncertain meaning]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	woodruff - 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 AsperulaAsperula odorata, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, sweet woodruff, waldmeistersweet woodruff, waldmeister - fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wineMay wine - a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruffbedstraw - any of several plants of the genus Galium
	2.	woodruff - any plant of the genus AsperulaAsperula, genus Asperula - woodruffAsperula tinctoria, dyer's woodruff - creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeingsubshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

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