英语词汇“woodruff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wood•ruff n.

Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff,) a fragrant plant with small white flowers.

bef. 1000; Middle English woderove, Old English wudurofe, wudurife, equivalent. to wudu wood¹ + -rofe, -rife, element of uncertain meaning; compare German Rübe carrot

Wood•ruff n.

Biographical Hiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

woodruff /ˈwʊdrʌf/ n

any of several rubiaceous plants of the genus Galium, esp G. odoratum (sweet woodruff), of Eurasia, which has small sweet-scented white flowers and whorls of narrow fragrant leaves used to flavour wine and liqueurs and in perfumery

Etymology: Old English wudurofe, from wood¹ + rōfe, related to Old High German ruoba, Middle Low German rōve (beet)root, Latin rēpere to creep

单词	woodruff
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wood•ruff (wŏŏd′rəf, -ruf′),USA pronunciation n. Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Asperula or Galium, of the madder family, as G. odoratum (sweet woodruff,) a fragrant plant with small white flowers. bef. 1000; Middle English woderove, Old English wudurofe, wudurife, equivalent. to wudu wood¹ + -rofe, -rife, element of uncertain meaning; compare German Rübe carrot Wood•ruff (wŏŏd′rəf ),USA pronunciation n. Biographical Hiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: woodruff /ˈwʊdrʌf/ n any of several rubiaceous plants of the genus Galium, esp G. odoratum (sweet woodruff), of Eurasia, which has small sweet-scented white flowers and whorls of narrow fragrant leaves used to flavour wine and liqueurs and in perfumery Etymology: Old English wudurofe, from wood¹ + rōfe, related to Old High German ruoba, Middle Low German rōve (beet)root, Latin rēpere to creep
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