1. Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavouring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula
   "Waldmeister is traditionally used to flavour May wine in Germany";
   - sweet woodruff, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata
    
2. Fragrant dark green leaves used to flavour May wine
   "They infused the white wine with waldmeister to create the traditional May wine";
   - sweet woodruff

Derived forms: waldmeisters

Type of: bedstraw, herb

Part of: May wine

Encyclopedia: Waldmeister