释义 |
gaul·the·ria \gȯlˈthirēə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Jean-François Gaultier died 1756 French botanist in Canada + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs (family Ericaceae) that are upright or creeping in growth, have opposite leaves and axillary white flowers, and produce small often aromatic fruits resembling berries — see creeping snowberry, salal, wintergreen 2. -s : any plant of the genus Gaultheria (as the checkerberry) |