1.
[syn: sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata]
2. any plant of the genus Asperula;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Woodruff \Wood"ruff`\, Woodroof \Wood"roof`\, n. [AS. wudurofe.
See Wood, n., and cf. Ruff a plaited collar.] (Bot.)
A little European herb (Asperula odorata) having a pleasant
taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust.
of Whorl.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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: any plant of the genus Asperula
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Woodruff -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000): 8741
Housing Units (2000): 4089
Land area (2000): 586.563791 sq. miles (1519.193180 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.490663 sq. miles (19.400728 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 594.054454 sq. miles (1538.593908 sq. km)
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 35.196189 N, 91.244090 W
Headwords:
Woodruff
Woodruff, AR
Woodruff County
Woodruff County, AR
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Woodruff, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina
Population (2000): 4229
Housing Units (2000): 1869
Land area (2000): 3.661964 sq. miles (9.484444 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.017927 sq. miles (0.046432 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.679891 sq. miles (9.530876 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79090
Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
Location: 34.740530 N, 82.032580 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 29388
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Woodruff, SC
Woodruff
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Woodruff, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
Population (2000): 194
Housing Units (2000): 75
Land area (2000): 0.536856 sq. miles (1.390451 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.536856 sq. miles (1.390451 sq. km)
FIPS code: 85260
Located within: Utah (UT), FIPS 49
Location: 41.522888 N, 111.161383 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 84086
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Woodruff, UT
Woodruff