Woodruff

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Woodruff -- U.S. County in Arkansas
     Population (2000):    8741
     Housing Units (2000): 4089
     Land area (2000):     586.563791 sq. miles (1519.193180 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    7.490663 sq. miles (19.400728 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    594.054454 sq. miles (1538.593908 sq. km)
     Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
     Location:             35.196189 N, 91.244090 W
     Headwords:
      Woodruff
      Woodruff, AR
      Woodruff County
      Woodruff County, AR
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Woodruff, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina
     Population (2000):    4229
     Housing Units (2000): 1869
     Land area (2000):     3.661964 sq. miles (9.484444 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.017927 sq. miles (0.046432 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.679891 sq. miles (9.530876 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            79090
     Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
     Location:             34.740530 N, 82.032580 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     29388
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Woodruff, SC
      Woodruff
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Woodruff, UT -- U.S. town in Utah
     Population (2000):    194
     Housing Units (2000): 75
     Land area (2000):     0.536856 sq. miles (1.390451 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.536856 sq. miles (1.390451 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            85260
     Located within:       Utah (UT), FIPS 49
     Location:             41.522888 N, 111.161383 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     84086
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Woodruff, UT
      Woodruff