Lexic.us

Definition of Sweet woodruff

1. Noun. Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula.

2. Noun. Fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine.

Definition of Sweet woodruff

1. Noun. An aromatic perennial plant, used as a strewing herb, ''Galium odoratum'' or ''Asperula odorata'', with small white flowers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweet Woodruff

sweet spots sweet sultan sweet talk sweet talker sweet tooth sweet tooths sweet unicorn plant sweet vermouth sweet vetch sweet violet

sweet wattle sweet white violet sweet williams sweet woodruff (current term) sweet wormwood sweet young thing sweetbox sweetbread sweetbreads sweetbriar

sweetbriars sweetbrier sweetbriers sweetcheeks sweetcorn sweetcorns sweetcure sweete

Literary usage of Sweet woodruff

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"Haller recommends baths made of the decoction for strengthening the debilitated limbs of children. CLXXXIX. ASPERULA ODORATA, L. sweet woodruff. Nat. ..."

2. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1902)
"sweet woodruff.* Dear Dr. OHMANN-DUMESNIL:— I beg leave to enclose a ... It is also called sweet woodruff, to distinguish it from other species of as- ..."

3. The Saturday Magazine (1843)
"This is the sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata), which grows wild in dry ... The sweet woodruff is eaten by cattle, sheep, and goats, and is said to increase ..."

4. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"Haller recommends baths made of the decoction for strengthening the debilitated limbs of children. CLXXXIX. ASPERULA ODORATA, L. sweet woodruff. Nat. ..."

5. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1902)
"sweet woodruff.* Dear Dr. OHMANN-DUMESNIL:— I beg leave to enclose a ... It is also called sweet woodruff, to distinguish it from other species of as- ..."

6. The Saturday Magazine (1843)
"This is the sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata), which grows wild in dry ... The sweet woodruff is eaten by cattle, sheep, and goats, and is said to increase ..."

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