woodruff

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UK/ˈwʊdɹʌf/

noun

Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.

Similar
waldmeistersweet woodruffAsperula odoratamaster of the woodsfragrant bedstrawGalium odoratum
OriginOld English wudurofe →
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Meanings

woodruff1

nounwoodruff (countable and uncountable, plural woodruffs)

plural woodruffs · alternative woodroof · alternative woodrove · alternative wuderove

  1. countableuncountableGalium odoratum, an aromatic herb.

    Synonyms: waldmeister, sweet woodruff, Asperula odorata, master of the woods

Woodruff2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona.
    2. An unincorporated community in Oneida County, Idaho.
    3. An unincorporated community in Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
    4. A census-designated place in Phillips County, Kansas.
    5. An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri.
    6. A city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
    7. A town in Rich County, Utah.
    8. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
    9. A town and census-designated place therein, in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGalium odoratum, an aromatic herb.

Similar
waldmeistersweet woodruffAsperula odoratamaster of the woods

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

Similar
sweet woodruffwaldmeisterfragrant bedstrawGalium odoratumAsperula odorata
Broader
bedstraw
Also see
sweet woodruffwaldmeister

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

woodruff · noun

  1. Old Englishwudurofe
  2. Englishwoodruff

From Old English wudurofe, from wudu (“wood”) + rofe, of uncertain meaning and origin.

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Woodruff · proper noun

See woodruff.

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Translations

Bulgarian лазаркиня
  • лазаркиня (lazarkinja)herb
Catalan espunyidella d'olor
  • espunyidella d'olorherb
Chinese Mandarin 香猪殃殃, 香车叶草
  • 香猪殃殃herb
  • 香车叶草herb
Danish skovmærke
  • skovmærkeherb
Dutch lievevrouwebedstro
  • lievevrouwebedstroherb
Finnish tuoksumatara
  • tuoksumataraherb
French aspérule, reine des bois
  • aspéruleherb
  • reine des boisherb
German Waldmeister
  • Waldmeisterherb
Hungarian szagos müge
  • szagos mügeherb
Icelandic anganmaðra
  • anganmaðraherb
Irish lus molach
  • lus molachherb
Japanese クルマバソウ
  • クルマバソウherb
Russian ясме́нник
  • ясме́нник (jasménnik)herb
Spanish asperilla
  • asperillaherb
Swedish myskmadra
  • myskmadraherb
Turkish orman iplikçiği
  • orman iplikçiğiherb
Cite this entry
APA

woodruff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodruff

MLA

“woodruff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodruff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woodruff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woodruff.

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