woodruff

woodruff
noun Etymology: Middle English woderove, from Old English wudurofe, from wudu wood + -rofe (of unknown origin) Date: before 12th century 1. any of a genus (Asperula) of Old World herbs of the madder family 2. sweet woodruff

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  • Woodruff — 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… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 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)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 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:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • woodruff — (also sweet woodruff) ► NOUN ▪ a white flowered plant with sweet scented leaves used to flavour drinks and in perfumery. ORIGIN Old English, from WOOD(Cf. ↑wood) + an element of unknown meaning …   English terms dictionary

  • 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}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • woodruff — [wood′rəf] n. [ME woderove < OE wudurofe < wudu,WOOD1 + rofe < ?] any of a genus (Asperula) of plants of the madder family, with small, white, pink, or blue, lily shaped flowers; esp., a European species ( A. odorata) used to flavor wine …   English World dictionary

  • Woodruff — Taxobox name = Woodruff image width = 240px image caption = Woodruff plant in flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Rubiaceae genus = Galium species = G. odoratum binomial = Galium… …   Wikipedia

  • Woodruff — This very unusual surname, of Anglo Saxon origin, can be either a topographical name for someone who lived on a patch or land thickly grown with woodruff, deriving from the Olde English pre 7th Century wudurofe meaning woodruff , or, it may be a… …   Surnames reference

  • woodruff — /wood reuhf, ruf /, n. any of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff), a fragrant plant with small white flowers. [bef. 1000; ME woderove, OE wudurofe, wudurife, equiv. to… …   Universalium

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