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bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves

: a bog shrub (Myrica gale) found throughout the north temperate zone and having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves — called also Scotch gale

an aromatic shrub, Myrica gale, of marshes, having lance-shaped leaves and yellowish fruit. Also called bog myrtle, moor myrtle.

[1630-40]

sweet gale noun

Bog myrtle, a low-growing aromatic shrub found in bogs

Main Entry: ↑sweet

sweet gale,

a low, aromatic shrub of Europe, Asia, and North America with yellowish fruit; gale.

n. a deciduous shrub of boggy places, with short upright catkins and aromatic gray-green leaves. It has insecticidal properties. Also called bog myrtle. ● Myrica gale, family Myricaceae