First Known Use: before 12th century
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woodruff
noun wood·ruff \ˈwu̇d-(ˌ)rəf\
Definition of WOODRUFF
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: any of a genus (Asperula) of Old World herbs of the madder family
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Origin of WOODRUFF
Middle English woderove, from Old English wudurofe, from wudu wood + -rofe (of unknown origin)
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