Meanings
- uncountableAn aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.
Synonyms: sweetscented bedstraw, waldmeister, woodruff, wuderove
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn aromatic perennial plant, formerly used as a strewing herb, Galium odoratum (formerly Asperula odorata), with small white flowers.
More synonyms by meaning
nounOld 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan espunyidella d'olor
- espunyidella d'olorGalium odoratum
Chinese Mandarin 香豬殃殃 /香猪殃殃
- 香豬殃殃 /香猪殃殃 (xiāngzhūyāngyāng)Galium odoratum
Danish skovmærke
- skovmærkeGalium odoratum
Dutch lievevrouwebedstro
- lievevrouwebedstroGalium odoratum
Esperanto asperulo
- asperuloGalium odoratum
Finnish tuoksumatara
- tuoksumataraGalium odoratum
French gaillet odorant, reine des bois
- gaillet odorantGalium odoratum
- reine des boisGalium odoratum
- aspérule odoranteGalium odoratum
German Waldmeister
- WaldmeisterGalium odoratum
Hungarian szagos müge
- szagos mügeGalium odoratum
Italian asperula, stellina odorosa
- asperulaGalium odoratum
- stellina odorosaGalium odoratum
- caglio odorosoGalium odoratum
- asperula odorataGalium odoratum
Japanese クルマバソウ
- クルマバソウGalium odoratum
Polish przytulia wonna, marzanka wonna
- przytulia wonnaGalium odoratum
- marzanka wonnaGalium odoratum
Portuguese aspérula
- aspérulaGalium odoratum
Romanian vinariță, sânziene-de-pădure
- vinarițăGalium odoratum
- sânziene-de-pădureGalium odoratum
- mama-păduriiGalium odoratum
Russian ясменник
- ясменник (jasmennik)Galium odoratum
Spanish hepática estrellada
- hepática estrelladaGalium odoratum
Swedish myskmadra
- myskmadraGalium odoratum
Welsh llysiau'r eryr pêr, mandon
- llysiau'r eryr pêrGalium odoratum
- mandonGalium odoratum
Cite this entry
sweet woodruff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20woodruff
“sweet woodruff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20woodruff. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweet woodruff,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweet%20woodruff.
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