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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Woodruff  \Wood"ruff`\,  Woodroof  \Wood"roof`\,  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  woodruff 
  n  1:  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:  {sweet 
  woodruff},  {waldmeister},  {fragrant  bedstraw},  {Galium 
  odoratum},  {Asperula  odorata}] 
  2:  any  plant  of  the  genus  Asperula 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Woodruff,  SC  (town,  FIPS  79090) 
  Location:  34.74041  N,  82.03276  W 
  Population  (1990):  4365  (1800  housing  units) 
  Area:  9.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  29388 
  Woodruff,  UT  (town,  FIPS  85260) 
  Location:  41.52288  N,  111.16357  W 
  Population  (1990):  135  (66  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.3  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  84086 
  Woodruff,  WI 
  Zip  code(s):  54568 




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