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Noun: Chimaphila
  1. Small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia
    - genus Chimaphila

Type of: dilleniid dicot genus

Part of: family Pyrolaceae, Pyrolaceae, wintergreen family

Encyclopedia: Chimaphila