Wintergreen meaning
Any of several similar or related plants, especially the pipsissewas and plants of the genus Pyrola.
noun
Any of a number of similar plants, as the shinleaf or pipsissewa.
noun
A milkwort (Polygala paucifolia) with large, rose-lavender flowers.
noun
A North American creeping evergreen plant, Gaultheria procumbens, having solitary white flowers and aromatic leaves; the checkerberry or teaberry.
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Origin of wintergreen
- Translation of Dutch wintergroen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition