wintergreen

  1. Noun.  (obsolete) Any evergreen plant.
  2. Noun.  Any of several evergreen perennials of the genus ''Pyrola''.
  3. Noun.  A North American creeping evergreen plant, ''Gaultheria procumbens'', having solitary white flowers and aromatic leaves; the checkerberry or teaberry.
  4. Noun.  The spicy red berries of this plant.
  5. Noun.  The oil, methyl salicylate, obtained from these berries.
  6. Noun.  The aroma of the oil, methyl salicylate, however derived.

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