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wood·ruff (wo̵od′rəf)

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 < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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