SWEET GALE

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Myrica gale; Scotch gale; sweet gale

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Nouns denoting plants

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)

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