wintergreen
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- noun
- /ˈwɪntərˌɡrin/
- Specialized
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wintergreen
- In traditional medicine, wintergreen has been used for its soothing properties and unique fragrance.
- wintergreen oil
- wintergreen extract
- wintergreen leaves
The compound in Wintergreen oil was actually remade chemically, and that's to do what today's aspirin is.
- The compound in Wintergreen oil was actually remade chemically, and that's to do what today's aspirin is.
Examples
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To my immediate right, my personal guard, Phil with the big head, chewed wintergreen gum with his mouth open and divided his time between watching the screen and minding my business.
Fiction book (2002) -
The compound in Wintergreen oil was actually remade chemically, and that's to do what today's aspirin is.
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His female cousins had sent StaPax of homemade blackberry and huckleberry jam, a packet of birch gum, and wintergreen leaves and sweetgrass for tea.
Fiction book (1998) -
The leaves of the wintergreen shrub release a strong, minty aroma when crushed.
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The wintergreen plant produced bright red berries that added color to the forest floor.
Synonyms
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A low bush with strong-smelling leaves and red berries that make a mint-like oil
A low creeping shrub with white bell flowers, aromatic leaves, and red berries
A low plant that spreads along the ground with shiny scented leaves, small white bell flowers, and red berries
A low shrub with white bell-shaped flowers and fragrant leaves used for herbal tea
A low plant that stays green all year with shiny leaves and bright red berries that smell like mint
A low shrub with shiny scented leaves, white bell-shaped flowers, and spicy red berries used to make wintergreen oil
A small plant that grows near the ground and has bright red berries
An evergreen shrub with leaves that have a strong smell and edible berries
Compounds
- Specialized
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An oil from a small plant that smells strong and flavors foods and soothes pain
A low plant that spreads along the ground with shiny scented leaves, small white bell flowers, and red berries
A low plant from eastern North America with rosy purple flowers and shiny green leaves
A small plant that lives for many years and has pale pink flowers on the forest floor
A small evergreen plant with one white flower that grows in northern woods
- Specialized
A group of evergreen herb plants that grow in cool regions like Pyrola and Chimaphila
A fragrant oil from wintergreen leaves used to flavor toothpaste and ease muscle aches
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wintergreen is made from winter and green, meaning 'green in winter', because the low shrub stays green through the cold months. That's why the name is used for the North American shrub with spicy red berries whose leaves are used to make wintergreen oil for candies and medicine.