Chimaphila

noun

small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia

• Syn: ↑genus Chimaphila

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrolaceae, ↑family Pyrolaceae, ↑wintergreen family

• Member Meronyms: ↑pipsissewa, ↑prince's pine

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\\kīˈmafələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek cheima winter + New Latin -phila; akin to Greek cheimōn winter — more at hibernate

: a small genus of herbs (family Pyrolaceae) having long creeping subterranean shoots, thick shining leaves, and white or pinkish flowers in terminal clusters — see pipsissewa