- gaultheria oil
- SYN: methyl salicylate.
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gaultheria oil n OIL OF WINTERGREEN* * *
methyl salicylate.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
gaultheria oil
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gaultheria oil — noun : wintergreen oil … Useful english dictionary
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
Gaultheria procumbens — in Hammond, Indiana Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Gaultheria procumbens — noun creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil • Syn: ↑teaberry, ↑wintergreen, ↑checkerberry, ↑mountain tea, ↑groundberry,… … Useful english dictionary
Gaultheria procumbens — groundberry groundberry n. A small prostrate or ascending shrub ({Astroloma humifusum}) having scarlet flowers and thin fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus {Styphelia}. Syn: native cranberry, cranberry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gaultheria procumbens — groundberry groundberry n. A small prostrate or ascending shrub ({Astroloma humifusum}) having scarlet flowers and thin fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus {Styphelia}. Syn: native cranberry, cranberry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 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
methyl salicylate — The methyl ester of salicylic acid, produced synthetically or distilled from Gaultheria procumbens (family Ericaceae) or from Betula lenta (family Betulaceae); used externally and internally for the treatment of various forms of rheumatism. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
Канадский чай — (Gaultheria procumbens L.) видовое название растения из семейства вересковых (Ericaceae). Довольно красивый вечнозеленый полукустарник, стелющийся по земле и слегка приподнимающий свои ветви; на них в июле месяце появляются белые и розоватые… … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
