sweet gale

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sweet gale

A deciduous swamp shrub (Myrica gale) of northern Eurasia and North America, having aromatic resinous leaves used in medicine and tiny yellowish fruits clustered in catkins. Also called meadow fern.

sweet gale

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a shrub, Myrica gale, of northern swamp regions, having yellow catkin-like flowers and aromatic leaves: family Myricaceae Also called bog myrtle Often shortened to gale

[see gale²]

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

Myrica gale, Scotch gale

genus Myrica, Myrica - deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees

bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

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