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• wintergreen — n. low growing North American evergreen plant with small white flowers and small leaves; pungent oil derived from the wintergreen plant …   English contemporary dictionary

• Wintergreen — Win ter*green , n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. [1913 Webster] Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of {Pyrola} which in America are called {English wintergreen}, and {shin leaf} (see …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wintergreen — is a group of plants. Wintergreen once commonly referred to plants that continue photosynthesis (remain green) throughout the winter. The term evergreen is now more commonly used for this characteristic.Some species of the shrub genus Gaultheria… …   Wikipedia

• wintergreen — ► NOUN 1) a low growing plant with spikes of white bell shaped flowers. 2) an American shrub whose leaves produce oil. 3) (also oil of wintergreen) a pungent oil obtained from these plants or from birch bark, used medicinally and as a flavouring …   English terms dictionary

• 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

• wintergreen — (n.) type of plant, 1540s, from WINTER (Cf. winter) (n.) + GREEN (Cf. green) …   Etymology dictionary

• Wintergreen Resort — Infobox ski area name= Wintergreen Resort picture= Wintergreen Resort Eagles.jpg caption= The Peak of Eagle s Swoop location= Virginia, United States nearest city= Nellysford, Charlottesville, Waynesboro lat degrees= 37 lat minutes= 55 lat… …   Wikipedia

• wintergreen — /win teuhr green /, n. 1. Also called checkerberry. a small, creeping, evergreen shrub, Gaultheria procumbens, of the heath family, common in eastern North America, having white, nodding, bell shaped flowers, a bright red, berrylike fruit, and… …   Universalium

• wintergreen oil — noun oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant • Syn: ↑oil of wintergreen • Hypernyms: ↑flavorer, ↑flavourer, ↑flavoring, ↑flavouring, ↑seasoner, ↑seasoning …   Useful english dictionary

• wintergreen — noun Date: 1548 1. any of a genus (Pyrola of the family Pyrolaceae, the wintergreen family) of evergreen perennial herbs (as the shinleafs) that have basal leaves and racemose flowers 2. a. any of a genus (Gaultheria) of evergreen plants of the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wintergreen — win·ter·green wint ər .grēn n 1) any plant of the genus Gaultheria esp a low evergreen plant (G. procumbens) with white flowers and spicy red berries 2) OIL OF WINTERGREEN * * * win·ter·green (winґtər grēn) Gaultheria procumbens …   Medical dictionary