woodruff
Sweet forest herb
Woodruff is a low-growing plant with whorled leaves and small white flowers, native to European woodlands.
Sweet woodruff has a distinctive vanilla-like scent when dried and is traditionally used to flavor May wine and other beverages.
The dried leaves were once placed among linens for their fragrance.
Having soft green stems
- perennialRecurring each year
- woodlandForested land area
- shade-lovingPreferring low light
- lance-shapedTapered at both ends
Fragrant organic plant compound
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
essence · fragrant · redolent · ambrosial · scented · balmy · sweet · potpourri
Grows well in shadow
- spreadingExtending over space
- mat-formingGrowing in dense sheets
- perennialRecurring each year
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
naturalize · understory · carpet · low-growing · colonizing · dense · evergreen · border
Uncultivated flowering plant
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- nativeOriginating from a place
- naturalizedGiven citizenship status
- fernSpore-spreading vascular plant
primrose · bluebell · trillium · bleeding-heart · hellebore
herbaceous
Having soft green stems
- perennialRecurring each year
- woodlandForested land area
- shade-lovingPreferring low light
coumarin
Fragrant organic plant compound
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
bouquet · essence · fragrant · redolent · ambrosial · scented · balmy · sweet · potpourri · sachet
shade-tolerant
Grows well in shadow
- spreadingExtending over space
- mat-formingGrowing in dense sheets
- perennialRecurring each year
creeping · naturalize · understory · carpet · low-growing · colonizing · dense · evergreen · border · edging
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- nativeOriginating from a place
- naturalizedGiven citizenship status
fern · primrose · bluebell · trillium · bleeding-heart · hellebore
aperitif
Pre-meal alcoholic beverage
flavoring · celebration · festive · cordial · syrup · lemonade · cocktail · mocktail