woodruff

• Nom désignant une plante vivace aromatique à petites fleurs blanches et feuilles étroites, utilisée comme aromatisant et dans les sachets parfumés, ou toute plante du genre Asperula.

A noun referring to a fragrant perennial plant with small white flowers and narrow leaves, used as a flavoring and in sachets, or any plant of the genus Asperula.

1. Fragrant perennial plantC1formal

   An Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial plant with small white flowers and narrow leaves, used as a flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover.

   Aspérule odorante

   • Woodruff is often used to flavor May wine in Germany.
   • The sweet scent of woodruff filled the garden.
   • She planted woodruff as a ground cover under the trees.

   Synonymeswaldmeister

2. Plant of the genus AsperulaC1formal

   Any plant belonging to the genus Asperula, which includes various species of woodruff.

   Aspérule (plante du genre Asperula)

   • The botanist identified several species of woodruff in the field.
   • Asperula is the genus that contains many woodruff plants.
   • Some woodruff species are used in traditional medicine.

   Synonymesasperula