Asperula odorata
- noun
- Specialized
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Asperula odorata
- The garden was lined with Asperula odorata, giving off a sweet scent in the spring.
Examples
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Chefs sometimes use Asperula odorata to flavor traditional German May wine.
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Because of its dense growth, Asperula odorata is often planted as a ground cover in shady gardens.
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I planted Asperula odorata in my garden last spring.
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The Asperula odorata blooms beautifully in summer.
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Because of its dense growth, Asperula odorata is often planted as a ground cover in shady gardens.
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Chefs sometimes use Asperula odorata to flavor traditional German May wine.
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The garden was lined with Asperula odorata, giving off a sweet scent in the spring.
Synonyms
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A small woodland plant with white flowers and a sweet smell
A small plant that grows near the ground with white flowers that smell sweet
A low plant with small white flowers and a sweet smell used to cover the ground and flavor drinks
A low plant with small white flowers that smells sweet and is used to scent clothes or cover the ground
A small green plant with a sweet smell often used to flavor drinks and as a ground cover
Surface Forms
Morphology
Asperula + odorata
This is a botanical binomial combining the genus name Asperula with the Latin epithet odorata, which means 'scented' or 'fragrant'. If a learner knows both constituents (or recognizes the common root odor-), the overall meaning 'fragrant Asperula / sweet woodruff' is directly derivable from the parts, and botanical Latin epithets are descriptively transparent across languages.
Etymology
Asperula odorata comes from Latin words: asperula meaning 'little rough' for its rough leaves and odorata meaning 'scented' for its sweet smell. That's why the name fits this small ground-cover plant often used to scent gardens and flavor drinks.