pyrola

Synonyms:

wintergreen

Types:

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Pyrola americana, Pyrola rotundifolia americana, false wintergreen

evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers

Pyrola minor, lesser wintergreen

the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America

Pyrola elliptica, shinleaf, wild lily of the valley

North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters

Pyrola rotundifolia, wild lily of the valley

evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests