Associations to the word «Wintergreen»

Wiktionary

WINTERGREEN, noun. (obsolete) Any evergreen plant.
WINTERGREEN, noun. Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
WINTERGREEN, noun. A North American creeping evergreen plant, Gaultheria procumbens, having solitary white flowers and aromatic leaves; the checkerberry or teaberry
WINTERGREEN, noun. The spicy red berries of this plant
WINTERGREEN, noun. The oil, methyl salicylate, obtained from these berries
WINTERGREEN, noun. The aroma of the oil, methyl salicylate, however derived.

Dictionary definition

WINTERGREEN, noun. Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola.
WINTERGREEN, noun. Creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
WINTERGREEN, noun. Spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil.

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