- gaultherias
- n. type of evergreen shrub
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gaultherias
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wintergreen — [win′tərgrēn΄] n. [based on Ger wintergrün, Du wintergroen: so named because evergreen ] ☆ 1. a) any of several gaultherias; esp., a creeping subshrub (Gaultheria procumbens) having small, rounded evergreen leaves, bell shaped, white flowers, and … English World dictionary
gaultherin — ˈgȯlthərə̇n, gȯlˈthir noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gaulther (from New Latin Gaultheria) + in : a crystalline glycoside C19H26O12 of methyl salicylate found especially in sweet birch and various gaultherias … Useful english dictionary
