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wintergreen

/ˈwɪntə(ɹ)ˌɡɹiːn/

noun wintergreens

countable, obsolete, uncountable Any evergreen plant.
countable, uncountable Gaultheria procumbens, native to North America, having solitary white flowers and aromatic leaves (checkerberry or teaberry)
countable, uncountable Gaultheria humifusa – alpine wintergreen
countable, uncountable Gaultheria ovatifolia – western teaberry or Oregon spicy wintergreen
countable, uncountable Chimaphila maculata – striped wintergreen, pipsissewa
countable, uncountable Genus Pyrola, native to northern temperate and Arctic regions.
Similar: shinleaf
countable, uncountable Genus Orthilia
countable, uncountable Genus Moneses
countable, uncountable Genus Chimaphila (prince's pine, pipsissewa)
countable, uncountable Some species of the herbaceous genus Trientalis, in family Primulaceae (chickweed wintergreen)
countable, uncountable The spicy red berries of Gaultheria procumbens.
countable, uncountable The oil, methyl salicylate, obtained from these berries.
countable, uncountable The aroma of the oil, methyl salicylate, however derived.

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noun Gaultheria procumbens

Español	siempreverde
Deutsch	Scheinbeere
Русский	Гаультерия лежачая Gaulʹterija ležačaja

noun evergreen perennial of the genus Pyrola

Français	pirole, pyrole
Deutsch	Wintergrün
Русский	груша́нка grušánka

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@misc{wintergreen_2026,
  title = {wintergreen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wintergreen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}