wintergreen — [ wintɛrgrin; wintɶrgrin ] n. m. • 1843; mot angl. « gaulthérie » ♦ Essence de wintergreen : huile essentielle, extraite des feuilles de gaulthérie ou de l écorce de bouleau, employée en parfumerie. ● wintergreen nom masculin (anglais wintergreen … Encyclopédie Universelle
Wintergreen — Win ter*green , n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. [1913 Webster] Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of {Pyrola} which in America are called {English wintergreen}, and {shin leaf} (see … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wintergreen — is a group of plants. Wintergreen once commonly referred to plants that continue photosynthesis (remain green) throughout the winter. The term evergreen is now more commonly used for this characteristic.Some species of the shrub genus Gaultheria… … Wikipedia
Wintergreen 10 — (Тредбо,Австралия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Crackenback Ridge , 2625 Тредбо, Австрали … Каталог отелей
wintergreen — ► NOUN 1) a low growing plant with spikes of white bell shaped flowers. 2) an American shrub whose leaves produce oil. 3) (also oil of wintergreen) a pungent oil obtained from these plants or from birch bark, used medicinally and as a flavouring … English terms dictionary
wintergreen — [win′tərgrēn΄] n. [based on Ger wintergrün, Du wintergroen: so named because evergreen ] ☆ 1. a) any of several gaultherias; esp., a creeping subshrub (Gaultheria procumbens) having small, rounded evergreen leaves, bell shaped, white flowers, and … English World dictionary
wintergreen — (n.) type of plant, 1540s, from WINTER (Cf. winter) (n.) + GREEN (Cf. green) … Etymology dictionary
wintergreen — /win teuhr green /, n. 1. 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… … Universalium
wintergreen — /ˈwɪntəgrin/ (say wintuhgreen) noun 1. a small, creeping evergreen ericaceous shrub, Gaultheria procumbens, common in eastern North America, with white bell shaped flowers, a bright red berry like fruit, and aromatic leaves which yield a volatile …
wintergreen — šliaužiančioji bruknuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Gaultheria procumbens), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (kvėpikliai). atitikmenys: lot. Gaultheria… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
