(n) creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing, Syn. Asperula tinctoria
(n) 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, Syn. Galium odoratum, fragrant bedstraw, waldmeister, woodruff, Asperula odorata
{ } n. [ AS. wudurofe. See Wood, n., and cf. Ruff a plaited collar. ] (Bot.) A little European herb (Asperula odorata) having a pleasant taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust. of Whorl. [ 1913 Webster ]