sweet gale
noun
an aromatic shrub, Myrica gale, of marshes, having lance-shaped leaves and yellowish fruit.
Also called
bog myrtle,
moor myrtle.
Origin of sweet gale
First recorded in 1630–40
Words nearby sweet gale
sweet clover,
sweet corn,
sweet dreams,
sweet fern,
sweet flag,
sweet gale,
sweet grass,
sweet gum,
sweet marjoram,
sweet marten,
sweet mock orange
British Dictionary definitions for moor myrtle
sweet gale
noun
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
Word Origin for sweet gale
C17: see
gale ²