HyperDic: sweet_gale

English > 1 sense of the expression sweet gale:
NOUNplantsweet gale, Scotch gale, Myrica galebog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
English > sweet gale: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningbog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves.
SynonymsScotch gale, Myrica gale
Member ofMyrica, genus Myricadeciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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