Meaning | 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. |
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Synonyms | sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum |
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Parts | sweet woodruff, waldmeister | fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine |
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Broader | bedstraw | Any of several plants of the genus Galium |
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Substance of | May wine | A punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff |
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Spanish | asperilla, woodruff |
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