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WALDMEISTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine
Synonyms:
sweet woodruff; waldmeister
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("waldmeister" is a kind of...):
herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
Holonyms ("waldmeister" is a part of...):
Asperula odorata; fragrant bedstraw; Galium odoratum; sweet woodruff; waldmeister; woodruff (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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Asperula odorata; fragrant bedstraw; Galium odoratum; sweet woodruff; waldmeister; woodruff
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("waldmeister" is a kind of...):
bedstraw (any of several plants of the genus Galium)
Meronyms (parts of "waldmeister"):
sweet woodruff; waldmeister (fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine)
Holonyms ("waldmeister" is a substance of...):
May wine (a punch made of Moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff)
