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- [woo d-ruh f, -ruhf]
- /ˈwʊd rəf, -ˌrʌf/
- /ˈwʊ.drəf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [woo d-ruh f, -ruhf]
- /ˈwʊd rəf, -ˌrʌf/
Definitions of woodruff word
- noun woodruff Hiram, 1817–67, Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses. 1
- noun woodruff A white -flowered plant of the bedstraw family with whorled leaves, smelling of new-mown hay when dried or crushed. 1
- noun woodruff 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 0
- noun woodruff any of a genus (Asperula) of plants of the madder family, with small, white, pink, or blue, lily-shaped flowers; esp., a European species (A. odorata) used to flavor wine and in perfumery 0
- noun woodruff Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb. 0
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Origin of woodruff
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English woderove, Old English wudurofe, wudurife, equivalent to wudu wood1 + -rofe, -rife, element of uncertain meaning; compare German Rübe carrot
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Parts of speech for Woodruff
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woodruff popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
woodruff usage trend in Literature
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