- 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.
- any of several evergreen ericaceous shrubs of the genus Gaultheria, esp G. procumbens, of E North America, which has white bell-shaped flowers and edible red berries
- an aromatic compound, formerly made from this and various other plants but now synthesized: used medicinally and for flavouring
- any of various plants of the genus Pyrola, such as P. minor (common wintergreen), of temperate and arctic regions, having rounded leaves and small pink globose flowers: family Pyrolaceae
- any of several plants of the genera Orthilia and Moneses: family Pyrolaceae
- a primulaceous plant, Trientalis europaea, of N Europe and N Asia, having white flowers and leaves arranged in a whorl
