gaultheria

British

/ ɡɔːlˈθɪərɪə /

noun

any aromatic evergreen shrub of the ericaceous genus Gaultheria, of America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, esp the wintergreen

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Etymology

Origin of gaultheria

C19: New Latin, after Jean-François Gaultier, 18th-century Canadian physician and botanist

Example Sentences

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May.—Plant with the aromatic flavor of Gaultheria or Sweet Birch.

From Project Gutenberg

It contains, according to the manufacturers, the "essential antiseptic constituents of thyme, eucalyptus, baptisia, gaultheria, and mentha arvensis," and also two grains of benzo-boracic acid in each drachm.

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I then resolved to try Gaultheria.

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Preparation.—The distilled oil from the leaves of Gaultheria procumbens is used and dispensed in one or two drop tablets.

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Gave her one-half drachm Gaultheria and requested her to take twenty drops in two hours if pain and soreness was not relieved.

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