What does "waldmeister" mean?

A herb used (particularly in Germany and central Europe) for flavouring wines and liqueurs, Galium odoratum.

How do you pronounce "waldmeister"?

Pronounced //ˈvɑːldmaɪstə(ɹ)//.

Common synonyms include: asperula odorata, sweet woodruff, woodruff, sweet woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, galium odoratum.

//ˈvɑːldmaɪstə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun

1
A herb used (particularly in Germany and central Europe) for flavouring wines and liqueurs, Galium odoratum. uncountable
2
fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine wordnet
3
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 wordnet

From German Waldmeister.

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