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woodruff

/ˈwʊdɹʌf/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
woodruff
IPA
/ˈwʊdɹʌf/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.

Countable; Uncountable

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A surname.

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Etymology

From Old English wudurofe, from wudu (“wood”) + rofe, of uncertain meaning and origin.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈwʊdɹʌf/

Usage

Inflected Forms

woodruffs (plural) woodroof (alternative) woodrove (alternative) wuderove (alternative)

Phrases

Woodruff County Woodruff key

Synonyms

waldmeister sweet woodruff Asperula odorata master of the woods fragrant bedstraw galium odoratum

Questions

How do you pronounce woodruff?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʊdɹʌf/.
What does woodruff mean?
Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.
Where does woodruff come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce woodruff

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