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Definition of Scotch gale
1. Noun. Bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves.
Exact synonyms: Myrica Gale, Sweet Gale
Group relationships: Genus Myrica, Myrica
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Genus Myrica, Myrica
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotch Gale
Literary usage of Scotch gale
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Fern or scotch-gale. Sweet willow. Bay-bush. Meadow-fern. Golden osier. Moor-,
bog-, Dutch- or Burton-myrtle. April-May. ..."
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