gaultheria
noun
any aromatic evergreen shrub of the ericaceous genus Gaultheria, of America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, esp the wintergreen
Word Origin for gaultheria
C19: New Latin, after Jean-François Gaultier, 18th-century Canadian physician and botanist
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Historical Examples of gaultheria
There are two species of Gaultheria common in British gardens: viz.G.
Botany for LadiesJane Loudon
The salal (Gaultheria Shallon), which forms a carpet to the ground, especially where the soil is poor.
The Adventures of John JewittJohn Rodgers Jewitt
After all Epigaea and Gaultheria are vines closely allied, and it is no wonder that there is a family resemblance.
Old Plymouth TrailsWinthrop Packard
Gave her one-half drachm Gaultheria and requested her to take twenty drops in two hours if pain and soreness was not relieved.
Gaultheria procumbens (Partridge Berry) is too valuable to pass unnoticed.
Trees and Shrubs for English GardensErnest Thomas Cook