woodruff (n.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: sweet woodruff , waldmeister , fragrant bedstraw , galium odoratum , asperula odorata ]

  2. any plant of the genus Asperula

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