Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Gaultheria shalon" ita ce kamar haka: Gaultheria shalon wani nau'in shrub ne na har abada a cikin dangin heather (Ericaceae) ɗan asalin yammacin Arewacin Amirka. An fi saninsa da salal, shallon, ko ganya mai zurfi. Tsiron yawanci yana girma zuwa tsayin mita 1-4 kuma yana da kauri, ganyen fata da gungu na kananun furanni, ruwan hoda ko fari. 'Ya'yan itãcen Gaultheria shalon baƙar fata ne mai launin shuɗi, berries mai cin abinci wanda galibi ana amfani dashi don yin jams da jellies. Itacen yana da amfani da magungunan gargajiya ta al'adun ƴan asali daban-daban, gami da azaman diuretic, astringent, da anti-inflammatory agent.