Woodruff
[ woo d-ruh f ]
/ ˈwʊd rəf /
noun
Hiram,1817–67,
Canadian driver, trainer, and breeder of harness-racing horses.
British Dictionary definitions for hiram woodruff
woodruff
/ (ˈwʊdrʌf) /
noun
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
Word Origin for woodruff
Old English
wudurofe, from
wood
1 +
rōfe, related to Old High German
ruoba, Middle Low German
rōve (beet)root, Latin
rēpere to creep