Meanings
nounoil of wintergreen (uncountable)
- uncountableThe aromatic oil obtained from the berries of the wintergreen plant; mostly methyl salicylate; used medicinally and in perfumes
Synonyms & antonyms
nounoil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant
Similar
wintergreen oil
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 冬青油
- 冬青油 (dōngqīngyóu)aromatic oil
Finnish talvikkiöljy
- talvikkiöljyaromatic oil
French huile essentielle de gaulthérie
- huile essentielle de gaulthériearomatic oil
Russian ма́сло груша́нки, ма́сло гаульте́рии
- ма́сло груша́нки (máslo grušánki)aromatic oil
- ма́сло гаульте́рии (máslo gaulʹtérii)aromatic oil
Spanish aceite de Gaultheria procumbens
- aceite de Gaultheria procumbensaromatic oil
Cite this entry
APA
oil of wintergreen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20of%20wintergreen
MLA
“oil of wintergreen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20of%20wintergreen. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil of wintergreen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20of%20wintergreen.
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