woodruff

• 名词，指一种芳香多年生植物，开白色小花、叶狭长，可用作香料或制作香囊；也泛指拉拉藤属（Asperula）的任何植物。

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.

   香猪殃殃

   • 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.

   同义词waldmeister

2. Plant of the genus AsperulaC1formal

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

   车叶草

   • 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.

   同义词asperula