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woodruff Definition

wood·ruff (wo̵odrəf)

noun

any of a genus (Asperula) of plants of the madder family, with small, white, pink, or blue, lily-shaped flowers; esp., a European species (A. odorata) used to flavor wine and in perfumery

Etymology: ME woderove < OE wudurofe < wudu, wood + -rofe < ?

woodruff Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • sweet: The silvered leaves of the pulmonaria light up the increasing gloom, alongside the tiny white starry flowers of sweet woodruff.

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