wintergreen

(-grēn′)

noun

    1. any of several gaultherias; esp., a creeping subshrub (Gaultheria procumbens) having small, rounded evergreen leaves, bell-shaped, white flowers, and red, edible berries
    2. 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
    3. the flavor or anything flavored with it
  1. any of a number of similar plants, as the shinleaf or pipsissewa
  2. a milkwort (Polygala paucifolia) with large, rose-lavender flowers

Origin: based on Ger wintergrün, Du wintergroen: so named because evergreen

See wintergreen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. 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.
  2. Any of several similar or related plants, such as the pipsissewa.

Origin:

Origin: Translation of Dutch wintergroen

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