woodruff

Noun
  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 (synset 112686032)
    is a type of: bedstraw - any of several plants of the genus Galium
    has: sweet woodruff, waldmeister - fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine
    substance meronym: may wine - a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff
    same as: asperula odorata, fragrant bedstraw, galium odoratum, sweet woodruff, waldmeister
  2. Any plant of the genus Asperula (synset 112682299)
    is a type of: subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
    subtypes: asperula tinctoria, dyer's woodruff - creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing
    belongs to: asperula, genus asperula - woodruff

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