wintergreen
pronunciation
How to pronounce wintergreen in British English:
UK ['wɪntəgri:n]
How to pronounce wintergreen in American English:
US ['wɪntəˌgrin]
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- Noun:
- any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
- 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
- spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil
Word Origin
- wintergreen (n.)
- type of plant, 1540s, from winter (n.) + green (n.). So called from keeping green through the winter.
Example
- 1. Gel or paste , wintergreen or spearmint : these work the same way , so pick the one you like .
- 2. Oil of wintergreen is extracted from leaf of wintergreen .
- 3. Natural wintergreen oil for export determination of methyl salicylate content - gas chromatographic method .