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MYRICA GALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Myrica gale mean?
• MYRICA GALE (noun)
The noun MYRICA GALE has 1 sense:
1. bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
Familiarity information: MYRICA GALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Myrica gale" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Myrica gale" is a member of...):
genus Myrica; Myrica (deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees)
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