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sweet woodruff

noun

1 sweet 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 Asperula.

synonyms: Asperula odorata, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, waldmeister, woodruff.

Dutch: lievevrouwebedstro, onze-lieve-vrouwebedstro
Polish: marzanka wonna, przytulia wonna

2 sweet woodruff

Fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine.

synonym: waldmeister.


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