HyperDic: wintergreen

English > 3 senses of the word wintergreen:
NOUNplantwintergreen, pyrolaany of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
plantwintergreen, teaberry, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbenscreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
foodwintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberryspicy red berrylike fruit
English > wintergreen: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola.
Synonympyrola
Member ofgenus Pyrolashort-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions
Narrowerfalse wintergreen, Pyrola americana, Pyrola rotundifolia americanaevergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers
lesser wintergreen, Pyrola minorThe common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers
wild lily of the valley, shinleaf, Pyrola ellipticaNorth American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters
wild lily of the valley, Pyrola rotundifoliaevergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishpyrola
Catalanpyrola
English > wintergreen: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningCreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
Synonymsteaberry, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
Member ofGaultheria, genus Gaultheriawidely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
Partswintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberryspicy red berrylike fruit
Broadershrubletdwarf shrub
Substanceswintergreen oil, oil of wintergreenoil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry / teaberry plant
Spanishgaulteria
Catalangaultheria procumbens
English > wintergreen: 3 senses > noun 3, food
Meaningspicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil.
Synonymsboxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry
Part ofteaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbensCreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
BroaderberryAny of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits

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