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