one-flowered wintergreen

one-flowered wintergreen
noun
delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola
Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
Member Holonyms: ↑Moneses, ↑genus Moneses

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noun or one-flowered pyrola \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\
: a delicate perennial herb (Moneses unifora) of the family Ericaceae that resembles the wintergreen and has a solitary white terminal flower

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  • Moneses uniflora — noun delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola • Syn: ↑one flowered wintergreen, ↑one flowered pyrola, ↑Pyrola uniflora • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant …   Useful english dictionary

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