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woodruff

wood·ruff [ wd rùf ] (plural wood·ruffs or wood·ruff)


noun 
Definition:
 
sweet-smelling plant: a plant with sweet-scented flowers. Use: perfumery, flavoring for wines and liqueurs. Genera Asperula, Galium.

[ Old English wudurofe, < wudu "wood" + rofe, origin ?]
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