单词 | wintergreen |
释义 | Word Frequency 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. 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: shinleaf4. any of several plants of the genera Orthilia and Moneses: family Pyrolaceae 5. chickweed wintergreen Word origin C16: from Dutch wintergroen or German Wintergrün; see winter, green |
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