GAULTHERIA

Gaultheria, genus Gaultheria

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

gaultheria (plural gaultherias)

(botany) Any of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.

Source: Wiktionary


Gaul*the"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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