Meanings
nounsweet gale (uncountable)
- uncountableAn herbal shrub with a sweet resinous scent, Myrica gale, growing on moors and fens.
Synonyms: gale, bog myrtle, Dutch myrtle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn herbal shrub with a sweet resinous scent, Myrica gale, growing on moors and fens.
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nounbog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
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Scotch galeMyrica gale
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