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Webster 1913 Edition

Woodroof

{

Wood′ruffˊ

,

Wood′roofˊ

, }

Noun.

[AS.

wudurofe

. See

,

Noun.

, and cf.

a plaited collar.]

(Bot.)

A little European herb (

Asperula odorata

) having a pleasant taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust. of

.