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Definition of Myrica gale
1. Noun. Bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves.
Group relationships: Genus Myrica, Myrica
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Myrica gale
1. Noun. A species of flowering plant, of the genus ''Myrica'', native to Europe and North America, typically growing in peat bogs ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrica Gale
Literary usage of Myrica gale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"myrica gale, L.—Cumb. Hal. Wr., EDS Gloss. C. 8; E. Bord. Bot. ... myrica gale,
L.—Yks. The general book-name, from its pleasant aromatic odour. Prior, p. ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Type species, myrica gale L. Besides the following species, another occurs in
... myrica gale L. Sp. PI. 1024. 1753. A shrub, usually strictly dioecious, ..."
3. Companion to the Botanical Magazine: Being a Journal, Containing Such by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1836)
"... the country for myrica gale ; but I was not very well, and hardly thought my
botanical success in finding the •• Scented ..."
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