Gaultheria shallon n 1: small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries [syn: {salal}, {shallon}, {Gaultheria shallon}]
Gaultheria \Gaul*the"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green ({Gaultheria procumbens}), and the larger-fruited {salal} of Northwestern America ({Gaultheria Shallon}). [1913 Webster]
Salal-berry \Sal"al-ber`ry\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.) The edible fruit of the {Gaultheria Shallon}, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color. [1913 Webster]
Shallon \Shal"lon\, n. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub ({Gaultheria Shallon}) of Northwest America; also, its fruit. See {Salal-berry}. [1913 Webster]