HyperDic: dyer[s_woodruff

English > 1 sense of the expression dyer's woodruff:
NOUNplantdyer's woodruff, Asperula tinctoriacreeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing
English > dyer's woodruff: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningCreeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing.
SynonymAsperula tinctoria
BroaderwoodruffAny plant of the genus Asperula

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