Pyrola
- noun
- /ˈpɪroʊlə/
- Specialized
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Pyrola
- The forest floor was covered with flowering Pyrola among the moss and ferns.
Examples
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Some medicinal traditions use Pyrola leaves for their reputed healing properties.
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Botanists documented several species within the Pyrola genus during their survey.
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Look at that stunning Pyrola over there!
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I found a beautiful Pyrola in the forest.
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The forest floor was covered with flowering Pyrola among the moss and ferns.
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Botanists documented several species within the Pyrola genus during their survey.
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Some medicinal traditions use Pyrola leaves for their reputed healing properties.
Synonyms
A small evergreen plant that grows in woods and has shiny, pleasant-smelling leaves
Compounds
- Specialized
A small forest plant with thick leaves and clusters of white flowers
- Specialized
A small evergreen plant with long oval leaves and pink bell-shaped flowers
- Specialized
An evergreen plant with round leaves and fragrant creamy-white flowers
- Specialized
A small evergreen plant with round thick leaves and white flowers native to eastern North America
- Specialized
A small evergreen plant with one white flower that grows on the forest floor in cool northern regions
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pyrola comes from the Latin pyrus ('pear') and once meant 'little pear'. The name points to the plant's small, round 'pear-shaped' leaves, so thinking of a tiny pear helps you remember this group of low-growing herbs often called wintergreen.
