NOUN | plant | sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata | Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets |
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food | sweet woodruff, waldmeister | fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine |
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 | waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata | |
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 |
Meaning | fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine. | |
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Synonym | waldmeister | |
Part of | sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata | Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets |
Broader | herb | aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities |
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