SWEET GALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet gale mean? 

• SWEET GALE (noun)
  The noun SWEET GALE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SWEET GALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWEET GALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Myrica gale; Scotch gale; sweet gale

Hypernyms ("sweet gale" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("sweet gale" is a member of...):

genus Myrica; Myrica (deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees)