Lesser Wintergreen (Noun)
Meaning
The common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The lesser wintergreen, with its dainty flowers, was often overlooked in the dense undergrowth of the forest floor.
- Lesser wintergreen thrives in shaded, moist environments where larger plants struggle to grow.
- Hikers trekking through the forest can easily spot the lesser wintergreen by its clusters of pink-tinged white flowers.
- Lesser wintergreen plants are rich in methyl salicylate, the same active compound found in aspirin, giving them a role in traditional medicine.
- A carpet of lesser wintergreen spread out before us, its flowers like tiny jewels scattered across the forest floor.