» chimaphila
Noun (1 meaning)
1. small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia.
chimaphila is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
chimaphila is a member of:
- Pyrolaceae, family Pyrolaceae, wintergreen family (noun) - evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia
members of chimaphila:
- pipsissewa, prince's pine (noun) - any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila