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Wintera

Wintera

9.9
A group of evergreen shrubs and small trees that grow in Australia and New Zealand
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Wintera species can be found in the temperate forests of New Zealand.

Examples

  • The Wintera shrub thrives in coastal areas.

  • Some indigenous cultures use extracts from Wintera as traditional remedies.

  • Botanists studied the unique floral structure of Wintera during their fieldwork.

  • Have you seen a Wintera plant before?

  • The Wintera species can be found in the temperate forests of New Zealand.

  • Botanists studied the unique floral structure of Wintera during their fieldwork.

  • Some indigenous cultures use extracts from Wintera as traditional remedies.

Compounds

Wintera colorata
  • New Zealand
9.9

An evergreen New Zealand shrub with red and yellow spotted leaves and small black fruits

Surface Forms

Wintera singular
Winteras plural

Etymology

Wintera looks like the English word 'winter', and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine shrubs and small trees that keep their leaves all year and stay green in 'winter'. So Wintera refers to a group of evergreen shrubs or small trees native to Australia and New Zealand.