'Gaultheria procumbens' definitions:

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

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noun
Creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell- shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil [syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

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  • Partridge \Par"tridge\ (p[aum]r"tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. pe`rdix.] (Zool.)
  • 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicid[ae], of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. [1913 Webster]
  • Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge (Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California partridge (Callipepla Californica). [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • Bamboo partridge (Zool.), a spurred partridge of the genus Bambusicola. Several species are found in China and the East Indies.
  • Night partridge (Zool.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
  • Painted partridge (Zool.), a francolin of South Africa (Francolinus pictus).
  • Partridge berry. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant (Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace[ae], having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}); also, the plant itself.
  • Partridge dove (Zool.) Same as Mountain witch, under Mountain.
  • Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb (Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States.
  • Partridge shell (Zool.), a large marine univalve shell (Dolium perdix), having colors variegated like those of the partridge.
  • Partridge wood (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree Andira inermis. Called also pheasant wood. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles.
  • Sea partridge (Zool.), an Asiatic sand partridge (Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note.
  • Snow partridge (Zool.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia; called also jermoonal.
  • Spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
  • Wood partridge, or Hill partridge (Zool.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

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  • Wintergreen \Win"ter*green`\, n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of Pyrola which in America are called English wintergreen, and shin leaf (see Shin leaf, under Shin.) In America, the name wintergreen is given to Gaultheria procumbens, a low evergreen aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed by red berries; -- called also checkerberry, and sometimes, though improperly, partridge berry. [1913 Webster]
  • Chickweed wintergreen, a low perennial primulaceous herb (Trientalis Americana); -- also called star flower.
  • Flowering wintergreen, a low plant (Polygala paucifolia) with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen (Gaultheria), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple blossoms.
  • oil of wintergreen, An aromatic oil, consisting almost entirely of methyl salicylate (CH3CO.O.C6H4.OH), obtained by distillation of an extract of the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens); it can also be obtained from some other plants. It is used as a flavoring agent for tooth powders and pastes, sometimes combined with menthol or eucalyptus. It is called also oil of teaberry, {oil of partridgeberry}, and oil of gaultheria.
  • Spotted wintergreen, a low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila maculata}) with ovate, white-spotted leaves. [1913 Webster + PJC]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

From: GCIDE
  • Wintergreen \Win"ter*green`\, n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of Pyrola which in America are called English wintergreen, and shin leaf (see Shin leaf, under Shin.) In America, the name wintergreen is given to Gaultheria procumbens, a low evergreen aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed by red berries; -- called also checkerberry, and sometimes, though improperly, partridge berry. [1913 Webster]
  • Chickweed wintergreen, a low perennial primulaceous herb (Trientalis Americana); -- also called star flower.
  • Flowering wintergreen, a low plant (Polygala paucifolia) with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen (Gaultheria), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple blossoms.
  • oil of wintergreen, An aromatic oil, consisting almost entirely of methyl salicylate (CH3CO.O.C6H4.OH), obtained by distillation of an extract of the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens); it can also be obtained from some other plants. It is used as a flavoring agent for tooth powders and pastes, sometimes combined with menthol or eucalyptus. It is called also oil of teaberry, {oil of partridgeberry}, and oil of gaultheria.
  • Spotted wintergreen, a low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila maculata}) with ovate, white-spotted leaves. [1913 Webster + PJC]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

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  • Boxberry \Box"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.) The wintergreen. (Gaultheria procumbens). [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

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  • Checkerberry \Check"er*ber`ry\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r*b[e^]r`r[y^]), n.; pl. Checkerberries. (Bot.) A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens). Also incorrectly applied to the partridge berry (Mitchella repens). [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

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]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

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  • groundberry \groundberry\ n. A small prostrate or ascending shrub (Astroloma humifusum) having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus Styphelia.
  • Syn: native cranberry, cranberry heath, {Astroloma humifusum}, Styphelia humifusum. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. A creeping shrub of eastern North America ({Gaultheria procumbens}) having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
  • Syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'Gaultheria procumbens'

From: GCIDE
  • groundberry \groundberry\ n. A small prostrate or ascending shrub (Astroloma humifusum) having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus Styphelia.
  • Syn: native cranberry, cranberry heath, {Astroloma humifusum}, Styphelia humifusum. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. A creeping shrub of eastern North America ({Gaultheria procumbens}) having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil.
  • Syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens. [WordNet 1.5]