WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sweet woodruff n 1: 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 [syn: sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata] 2: fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine [syn: sweet woodruff, waldmeister]