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1. hei-rive n.

Additional spellings: heirive
16 quotations in 1 sense
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The plant cleavers Galium aparine, often used medicinally and its roots as a red dyestuff. …

2. wọ̄de-rōve n.

Additional spellings: woderove
51 quotations in 2 senses
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Any of several plants, including: (a) woodruff (Galina odoratum or Asperula odorata); also, this plant or some part of it used medicinally; wode-rove garlondes (b) ?cleavers Galium aparine; (c)……

3. rīf(e adj.

86 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Numerous; (b) widespread, plentiful, abundant, abounding; (c) great, intense, severe; (d) well endowed (with riches, etc.), luxuriant (with leaves); (e) habitual, customary. …

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