wintergreen
noun
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- any of several gaultherias; esp., a creeping subshrub (Gaultheria procumbens) having small, rounded evergreen leaves, bell-shaped, white flowers, and red, edible berries
- an aromatic compound () made from the leaves of this plant or the bark of a birch (Betula lenta), or synthetically from salicylic acid: sometimes used in medicine or as a flavoring
- the flavor or anything flavored with it
- any of a number of similar plants, as the shinleaf or pipsissewa
- a milkwort (Polygala paucifolia) with large, rose-lavender flowers
See wintergreen in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wĭnˈtər-grēnˌ)
nouna. A low-growing, creeping evergreen plant (Gaultheria procumbens) of North America, having solitary nodding white flowers, aromatic leaves, and spicy edible scarlet berries. Also called checkerberry, teaberry.
b. An oil or a flavoring obtained from this plant.
- Any of several similar or related plants, such as the pipsissewa.
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