sweet gale

noun

an aromatic shrub, Myrica gale, of marshes, having lance-shaped leaves and yellowish fruit.

sweet gale

a shrub, Myrica gale, of northern swamp regions, having yellow catkin-like flowers and aromatic leaves: family Myricaceae Also calledbog myrtle Often shortened togale

First recorded in 1630–40

C17: see gale ²

Pepper grass had to grow the way it grew; you couldn't expect it to be sweet gale, nor yet garden blooms.

The popular name of a plant, also known as the sweet gale or gaul, sweet willow, bog or Dutch myrtle.

The beautifully fragrant Sweet Gale must not be passed without mention.

This shrub is nearly allied to our native Myrica or Sweet Gale.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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