Gaultheria

[gɔ:l'θiәriә]

Definition

(noun.) widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs.

Typist: Tim--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green (Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of Northwestern America (Gaultheria Shallon).

Typed by Catherine

Definition

n. a genus of evergreen aromatic plants—one species the U.S. winter-green yielding a valued volatile oil.

Editor: Manuel