woodruff
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- noun
- /ˈwʊdrəf/
:
aspérula olorosa
- Many gardeners appreciate woodruff for its delicate white flowers that bloom in the spring.
You could also do a Sylvie and hostas and lung wart and you could do sweet Woodruff and lamium.
- You could also do a Sylvie and hostas and lung wart and you could do sweet Woodruff and lamium.
Examples
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Winsom ministered to him, bringing him an egg beaten in brandy and possets of sweet woodruff.
Fiction book (1993) -
You could also do a Sylvie and hostas and lung wart and you could do sweet Woodruff and lamium.
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That's a really pleasing blend of plants to me, and down in here it's just kind of a jumble of violas and sweet Woodruff and hellebores.
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Sweet woodruff is often used in teas for its pleasant aroma and flavor.
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In her garden, she planted woodruff alongside other herbs to enhance the landscape.
Synonyms
A low plant with small white flowers and a sweet smell used to cover the ground and flavor drinks
A small plant that grows near the ground with white flowers that smell sweet
A fragrant ground cover plant with white flowers that people use to flavor wine or scent clothes
A small green plant with a sweet smell often used to flavor drinks and as a ground cover
A low plant with small white flowers that smells sweet and is used to scent clothes or cover the ground
A low plant that grows in woods and has small white flowers that smell sweet
A low European plant with red roots used to make red dye for cloth
Compounds
A low plant with small white flowers and a sweet smell used to cover the ground and flavor drinks
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woodruff comes from wood ('forest') and ruff ('small clump of plants'), so it literally means a sweet-smelling little plant that grows in the woods.