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Definition of sweet gale

sweet gale

Plural:sweet gales
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A deciduous shrub (Myrica gale) of the family Myricaceae, native to acidic peat bogs and wetlands of northern Europe, Asia, and North America, bearing resinous, aromatic leaves and small reddish-brown or golden catkin flowers.

Example

"The damp peat bog was thick with the spicy, resinous scent of sweet gale."

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sweet clover
sweet corn
sweet flag
sweet gale
sweet olive
sweet pea
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Sweet gale. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/sweet%20gale
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