Meaning | Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola. |
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Synonym | wintergreen |
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Member of | genus Pyrola | short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions |
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Narrower | false wintergreen, Pyrola americana, Pyrola rotundifolia americana | evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers |
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lesser wintergreen, Pyrola minor | The common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers |
wild lily of the valley, shinleaf, Pyrola elliptica | North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters |
wild lily of the valley, Pyrola rotundifolia | evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers |
Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
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Spanish | pyrola |
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Catalan | pyrola |
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