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1. (n.) wintergreen
a creeping evergreen shrub, Gaultheria procumbens, of the heath family, bearing white flowers, red berries, and oval leaves that yield an aromatic oil.
2. wintergreen
the oil itself; methyl salicylate.
3. wintergreen
the flavor of this oil.
4. wintergreen
any of various other plants of the same genus.
5. wintergreen
any of various small evergreen herbs of the genera Pyrola and
Chimaphila.
Etymology: (1540–50; trans. of D wintergroen or G Wintergrün)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wintergreen, pyrola
any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
2. (noun) teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
3. (noun) wintergreen, boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry
spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wintergreen
a plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter
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