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Wintergreen-Oil — (engl.), so v.w. Gaultheriaöl … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
wintergreen oil — noun oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant • Syn: ↑oil of wintergreen • Hypernyms: ↑flavorer, ↑flavourer, ↑flavoring, ↑flavouring, ↑seasoner, ↑seasoning … Useful english dictionary
wintergreen oil — SYN: methyl salicylate. * * * wintergreen oil n OIL OF WINTERGREEN * * * methyl salicylate … Medical dictionary
wintergreen oil. — See methyl salicylate. [1835 45] … Useful english dictionary
wintergreen — [ wintɛrgrin; wintɶrgrin ] n. m. • 1843; mot angl. « gaulthérie » ♦ Essence de wintergreen : huile essentielle, extraite des feuilles de gaulthérie ou de l écorce de bouleau, employée en parfumerie. ● wintergreen nom masculin (anglais wintergreen … Encyclopédie Universelle
Wintergreen — is a group of plants. Wintergreen once commonly referred to plants that continue photosynthesis (remain green) throughout the winter. The term evergreen is now more commonly used for this characteristic.Some species of the shrub genus Gaultheria… … Wikipedia
oil of wintergreen — n a preparation of methyl salicylate obtained by distilling the leaves of wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) called also gaultheria oil, wintergreen oil compare BIRCH OIL … Medical dictionary
wintergreen — /win teuhr green /, n. 1. Also called checkerberry. a small, creeping, evergreen shrub, Gaultheria procumbens, of the heath family, common in eastern North America, having white, nodding, bell shaped flowers, a bright red, berrylike fruit, and… … Universalium
oil of wintergreen — noun oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant • Syn: ↑wintergreen oil • Hypernyms: ↑flavorer, ↑flavourer, ↑flavoring, ↑flavouring, ↑seasoner, ↑seasoning … Useful english dictionary
wintergreen — ► NOUN 1) a low growing plant with spikes of white bell shaped flowers. 2) an American shrub whose leaves produce oil. 3) (also oil of wintergreen) a pungent oil obtained from these plants or from birch bark, used medicinally and as a flavouring … English terms dictionary
