wintergreen
/win-ter-green/US // ˈwɪn tərˌgrin //UK // (ˈwɪntəˌɡriːn) //
冬青,冬绿,冬青色,冬青树
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 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 aromatic leaves that yield a volatile oil.
- : the oil of this shrub; wintergreen oil; methyl salicylate.
- : the flavor of oil of wintergreen or something flavored with it.
- : any of various other plants of the same genus.
- : any of various small evergreen herbs of the genera Pyrola and Chimaphila.
Examples
Evidently this imposingly named product is practically a lanolin ointment containing oil of wintergreen and menthol.
A diminutive pine-tree, in a pot hung round with wintergreen, stood in the centre of the table.
Flavor the pink mass with wintergreen and the white one with peppermint.
The following is a good one: Make a paste of gum tragacanth and add a little oil of wintergreen.
"So do I," agreed Mabel, her mouth full of big, red wintergreen berries.
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