'Gaultheria Shallon' definitions:

Definition of 'Gaultheria shallon'

(from WordNet)
noun
Small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries [syn: salal, shallon, Gaultheria shallon]

Definition of 'Gaultheria Shallon'

From: GCIDE
  • Salal-berry \Sal"al-ber`ry\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gaultheria Shallon'

From: GCIDE
  • Shallon \Shal"lon\, n. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub (Gaultheria Shallon) of Northwest America; also, its fruit. See Salal-berry. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gaultheria Shallon'

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]