wintergreen

(noun)

noun

1. any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola

Similar word(s): pyrola

Definition categories: plant, herb

2. 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

Similar word(s): checkerberry, teaberry

Definition categories: plant

3. spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil

Similar word(s): boxberry, checkerberry, spiceberry, teaberry

Definition categories: food, berry