SWEET WOODRUFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet woodruff mean? 

• SWEET WOODRUFF (noun)
  The noun SWEET WOODRUFF has 2 senses:

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

2. fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine

  Familiarity information: SWEET WOODRUFF used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEET WOODRUFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Asperula odorata; fragrant bedstraw; Galium odoratum; sweet woodruff; waldmeister; woodruff

Hypernyms ("sweet woodruff" is a kind of...):

bedstraw (any of several plants of the genus Galium)

Meronyms (parts of "sweet woodruff"):

sweet woodruff; waldmeister (fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine)

Holonyms ("sweet woodruff" is a substance of...):

May wine (a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

sweet woodruff; waldmeister

Hypernyms ("sweet woodruff" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("sweet woodruff" is a part of...):

Asperula odorata; fragrant bedstraw; Galium odoratum; sweet woodruff; waldmeister; 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)