Definition
A small evergreen plant with red berries and aromatic leaves that stay green all year, or the strong peppermint flavor extracted from it.
Etymology
From Old English 'winter' and 'green,' named because the plant remains green throughout winter unlike many other plants.
Kelly Says
Wintergreen contains methyl salicylate, the same compound found in aspirin, which is why it was traditionally used to soothe aches and pains—your grandmother's medicine cabinet was basically chemistry.
Translations
ARالعربية
شجرة الشتاء
shaj-rah ash-sha-ta
BNবাংলা
শীতকালীন
sheet-ka-lee-na
CACatalà
arbres de hivern
ar-bres deh ee-vern
CSČeština
zimní zelená
zim-nee ze-le-na
DADansk
vintergrøn
vin-ter-grohn
DEDeutsch
Wintergrüner
vin-ter-groo-ner
ELΕλληνικά
χειμερινό
khee-me-ree-no
ESEspañol
hierba de invierno
yer-ba deh in-ver-noh
FISuomi
talviöljy
tal-vee-ol-yee
FRFrançais
menthe poivrée
mahn-teh pwah-vray
GUGU
વિંટરગ્રીન
vin-ter-green
HEעברית
עץ חורף
etz choref
HIहिन्दी
शीतकालीन
sheet-ka-lee-na
HUMagyar
téli zöld
tay-lee zold
IDBahasa Indonesia
wintergreen
win-ter-green
IGIG
wintergreen
win-ter-green
ITItaliano
wintergreen
win-ter-green
JA日本語
ウィンターグリーン
winta-gu-reen
MSBahasa Melayu
wintergreen
win-ter-green
NLNederlands
wintergroen
win-ter-gro-en
NONorsk
vintergrønn
vin-ter-groen
PLPolski
zielona zima
zhee-eh-loh-na zee-mah
PTPortuguês
erva-de-inverno
er-va deh in-ver-noh
RORomână
iarna verde
ee-ar-na ver-deh
RUРусский
зимняя мята
zim-naya mya-ta
SVSvenska
vintergröna
vin-ter-groh-na
SWKiswahili
baridi
ba-ree-dee
TAதமிழ்
வசந்த காலம்
vasantha kaalam
TEతెలుగు
చలికాలం
cha-lee-ka-laam
THไทย
ใบหญ้าหนาว
bai hen-ah-naw
TRTürkçe
kış yeşili
kish yeh-shee-lee
UKУкраїнська
зимова зелень
zee-mova zhe-len
VITiếng Việt
cây lá mùa đông
khai la moo-a dong