Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The German name of Asperula odorata, a plant used in the making of a ‘maitrank’ and other summer drinks, and new somewhat cultivated in the United States.

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  • noun An herb used for flavouring wines and liqueurs.

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  • noun 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
  • noun fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine

Etymologies

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From German Waldmeister

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Examples

  • I am from frankfurt am main wenn I was young the green ice was actally pistacio but may be now its waldmeister.

    Three Tidbits C N Heidelberg 2008

  • The lease is hunted according to a management plan arrived at by the waldmeister, or forest manager, the landowner and the leaseholder.

    greatfallstribune.com - Local News 2009

  • thanks for the great waldmeister info. my dad asked me in a pressured moment at the eistheke and i had to brush him off. "i don't know. it's herby. order something else."

    Three Tidbits C N Heidelberg 2008

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