| NOUN | plant | Asperula odorata, sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum | Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets |
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| 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 | |
| Parts | sweet woodruff, waldmeister | fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine |
| Broader | bedstraw | Any of several plants of the genus Galium |
| Substance of | May wine | A punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff |
| Spanish | asperilla, woodruff | |
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