gaultheria

/ (ɡɔːlˈθɪərɪə) /

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noun

any aromatic evergreen shrub of the ericaceous genus Gaultheria, of America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, esp the wintergreen

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Word Origin for gaultheria

C19: New Latin, after Jean-François Gaultier, 18th-century Canadian physician and botanist

Words nearby gaultheria

Gaulish, Gaulle, Gaullism, Gaullist, gault, gaultheria, Gaultier, gaum, gaumless, gaun, gaunt

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How to use gaultheria in a sentence

Gaultheria Fragrantissima (true active principle), Process-Laborde, is probably ordinary everyday salicylic acid.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Forming fruit (capsule) of Gaultheria, with calyx thickening around its base.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
There are two species of Gaultheria common in British gardens: viz.G.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
Add the fat starch and the spirit of gaultheria, and preserve in a well-stoppered bottle.
Candy Medication|Bernard Fantus

Hemiphragma, Gaultheria nummulareoides, Panax Rhododendrifol.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith