wintergreen

[ win-ter-green ]

/ ˈwɪn tərˌgrin /

noun

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 aromatic leaves that yield a volatile oil.

the oil of this shrub; wintergreen oil; methyl salicylate.

the flavor of oil of wintergreen or something flavored with it.

any of various other plants of the same genus.

any of various small evergreen herbs of the genera Pyrola and Chimaphila.

Origin of wintergreen

1540–50; translation of Dutch wintergroen or German Wintergrün

Words nearby wintergreen

winter crookneck, winterfeed, winter flounder, Winter Games, winter garden, wintergreen, wintergreen barberry, wintergreen oil, winter-hardy, Winter Haven, winter hedge

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Example sentences from the Web for wintergreen

We can soon turn down Wintergreen Street, and then we are almost there.
I Walked in Arden|Jack Crawford
Henry was selected by Wintergreen to assist him in his duties as Secretary.
Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson|John McElroy
Peppermint, wintergreen, and cinnamon are the oils that are used the most.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
They hunt now for wintergreen berries, and now for a woodmouse.
A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories|William Long

Birch beer is made of its aromatic sap and wintergreen oil is extracted from the leaves.
Trees Worth Knowing|Julia Ellen Rogers

British Dictionary definitions for wintergreen

wintergreen

/ (ˈwɪntəˌɡriːn) /

noun

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

oil of wintergreen an aromatic compound, formerly made from this and various other plants but now synthesized: used medicinally and for flavouring

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 PyrolaceaeUsual US name: shinleaf

any of several plants of the genera Orthilia and Moneses: family Pyrolaceae

chickweed wintergreen a primulaceous plant, Trientalis europaea, of N Europe and N Asia, having white flowers and leaves arranged in a whorl

Word Origin for wintergreen

C16: from Dutch wintergroen or German Wintergrün; see winter, green

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单词	wintergreen
释义	wintergreen [ win-ter-green ] / ˈwɪn tərˌgrin / noun 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 aromatic leaves that yield a volatile oil. the oil of this shrub; wintergreen oil; methyl salicylate. the flavor of oil of wintergreen or something flavored with it. any of various other plants of the same genus. any of various small evergreen herbs of the genera Pyrola and Chimaphila. Origin of wintergreen 1540–50; translation of Dutch wintergroen or German Wintergrün Words nearby wintergreen winter crookneck, winterfeed, winter flounder, Winter Games, winter garden, wintergreen, wintergreen barberry, wintergreen oil, winter-hardy, Winter Haven, winter hedge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wintergreen We can soon turn down Wintergreen Street, and then we are almost there. I Walked in Arden\|Jack Crawford Henry was selected by Wintergreen to assist him in his duties as Secretary. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson\|John McElroy Peppermint, wintergreen, and cinnamon are the oils that are used the most. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5\|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences They hunt now for wintergreen berries, and now for a woodmouse. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories\|William Long Birch beer is made of its aromatic sap and wintergreen oil is extracted from the leaves. Trees Worth Knowing\|Julia Ellen Rogers British Dictionary definitions for wintergreen wintergreen / (ˈwɪntəˌɡriːn) / noun 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 oil of wintergreen an aromatic compound, formerly made from this and various other plants but now synthesized: used medicinally and for flavouring 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 PyrolaceaeUsual US name: shinleaf any of several plants of the genera Orthilia and Moneses: family Pyrolaceae chickweed wintergreen a primulaceous plant, Trientalis europaea, of N Europe and N Asia, having white flowers and leaves arranged in a whorl Word Origin for wintergreen C16: from Dutch wintergroen or German Wintergrün; see winter, green Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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