'Gaultheria' definitions:

Definition of 'Gaultheria'

From: WordNet
noun
Widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs [syn: Gaultheria, genus Gaultheria]

Definition of 'Gaultheria'

From: GCIDE
  • Gaultheria \Gaul*the"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) 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). [1913 Webster]