wintergreen
wintergreen
(ˈwɪntəˌɡriːn
) noun
1 Also called: boxberry, checkerberry, teaberry, spiceberry, partridgeberry any of several evergreen ericaceous shrubs of the genus Gaultheria, esp G. procumbens, of E North America, which has white bell-shaped flowers and edible red berries
2 See
oil of wintergreen
3 any of various plants of the genus Pyrola, such as P. minor (common wintergreen), of temperate and arctic regions, having rounded leaves and small pink globose flowers: family Pyrolaceae. Usual US name: shinleaf
4 any of several plants of the genera Orthilia and Moneses: family Pyrolaceae
5 See
chickweed wintergreen
[C16: from Dutch wintergroen or German Wintergrün; see winter, green]
