gȯlˈthirēə noun
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Jean-François Gaultier died 1756 French botanist in Canada + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs (family Ericaceae) that are upright or creeping in growth, have opposite leaves and axillary white flowers, and produce small often aromatic fruits resembling berries — see creeping snowberry , salal , wintergreen
2. -s : any plant of the genus Gaultheria (as the checkerberry)