gaultheria

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Gaultheria
    n 1: widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen
         shrubs [syn: {Gaultheria}, {genus Gaultheria}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]