pyrola

Other forms: pyrolas

Definitions of pyrola

1. noun

   any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola
   synonyms: wintergreen

   types:

   Pyrola americana, Pyrola rotundifolia americana, false wintergreen

   evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers

   Pyrola minor, lesser wintergreen

   the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America

   Pyrola elliptica, shinleaf, wild lily of the valley

   North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters

   Pyrola rotundifolia, wild lily of the valley

   evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds

   type of:

   herb, herbaceous plant

   a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests