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woodruff

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. woodruff (noun)
  2. Woodruff key (noun)
  3. dyer's woodruff (noun)
  4. sweet woodruff (noun)

wood·ruff

noun \ˈwu̇d-(ˌ)rəf\

Definition of WOODRUFF

1
: any of a genus (Asperula) of Old World herbs of the madder family
2
: sweet woodruff

Origin of WOODRUFF

Middle English woderove, from Old English wudurofe, from wudu wood + -rofe (of unknown origin)
First Known Use: before 12th century

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