English Explanatory Dictionary

woodruff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in Navajo County, Arizona.
  4. An unincorporated community in Oneida County, Idaho.
  5. An unincorporated community in Johnson Township, LaGrange County, Indiana.
  6. A census-designated place in Phillips County, Kansas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Platte County, Missouri.
  8. A city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
  9. A town in Rich County, Utah.
  10. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
  11. A town and census-designated place therein, in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈwʊdɹʌf/

Word forms

woodruff woodruffs woodroof woodrove wuderove

Etymology

From Old English wudurofe, from wudu (“wood”) + rofe, of uncertain meaning and origin.

Synonyms

waldmeister sweet woodruff Asperula odorata master of the woods

Derived words

Woodruff County Woodruff key
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