'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]