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wintergreen

win·terg·reen

UK/ˈwɪntə(ɹ)ˌɡɹiːn/ US/ˈwɪntɜrˌɡrin/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola

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Origin

From winter + green.

Phrases

  • American wintergreen
  • chickweed wintergreen
  • creeping wintergreen
  • English wintergreen
  • false wintergreen
  • flowering wintergreen
  • lesser wintergreen
  • oil of wintergreen

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