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Definition of sweet woodruff

sweet woodruff

Plural:sweet woodruffs
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A low-growing Eurasian woodland perennial plant (Galium odoratum) of the madder family, cultivated as an ornamental groundcover for its whorls of lance-shaped leaves and loose clusters of small, starry, four-petaled white flowers, and prized for its sweet, freshly mown hay fragrance when dried.

Example

"We planted sweet woodruff beneath the shady oak trees, where its tiny white blossoms brightened the forest floor in late spring."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sweet woodruff. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sweet%20woodruff
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