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woodruff

1

[ wood-ruhf, -ruhf ]

noun

  1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum sweet woodruff, a fragrant plant with small white flowers.


Woodruff

2

[ wood-ruhf ]

noun

  1. Hiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses.

woodruff

/ ˈwʊdrʌf /

noun

  1. any of several rubiaceous plants of the genus Galium , esp G. odoratum ( sweet woodruff ), of Eurasia, which has small sweet-scented white flowers and whorls of narrow fragrant leaves used to flavour wine and liqueurs and in perfumery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodruff1

before 1000; Middle English woderove, Old English wudurofe, wudurife, equivalent to wudu wood 1 + -rofe, -rife, element of uncertain meaning; compare German Rübe carrot
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Word History and Origins

Origin of woodruff1

Old English wudurofe, from wood 1+ rōfe, related to Old High German ruoba, Middle Low German rōve (beet)root, Latin rēpere to creep
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Example Sentences

Pentire also makes botanical, non-alcoholic spirits which don‘t fall into traditional booze categories. Their Seaward boasts “bright, zesty and verdant” flavors, with ingredients like sea rosemary, woodruff, sea buckhorn and pink grapefruit.

Sweet woodruff is easy to grow and adapts to a wide range of garden conditions, although afternoon sun in high summer can scorch the foliage.

One dessert currently on the menu, "Strawberries and Woodruff", only uses foraged woodruff because it would not be sustainable to harvest the wild strawberries in the local area.

From BBC

He has also introduced McAfee’s traditional cottage garden favorites: poppies, lupines, honesty and sweet woodruff, ‘‘which comes up,’’ she says, ‘‘like a white haze under the green arches of Solomon’s seal.’’

This was followed by birch ice cream under white slices of raw pine mushrooms and woodruff leaves, an odd, herbaceous and unexpectedly stirring combination.

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