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sweet gale

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


Origin:
1630–40
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sweet gale  
n.  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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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