bog myrtle

American  

noun

1. sweet gale.

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bog myrtle British  

noun

1. another name for sweet gale

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Etymology

Origin of bog myrtle

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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bog myrtle

The craft brewer has 14 beers on tap, including historic brews such as a Viking-era beer made with bog myrtle and juniper.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2014

To reach it Winsome led Ralph among the scented gall-bushes and bog myrtle, where in the marshy meadows the lonely grass of Parnassus was growing.

From The Lilac Sunbonnet by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

There is a moist, rich fragrance of meadowsweet and bog myrtle in the air; and how fresh and wild and verdant it is!

From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith

"And that's the Blairgowrie heather and bog myrtle; never a year but it comes, and it is like a call across the sea."

From The White Queen of Okoyong A True Story of Adventure Heroism and Faith by Livingstone, W.P.

It was to be met with during the autumn and winter in bogs scattered over with bog myrtle, on Chobham and the adjacent common; I never met with it elsewhere.

From Notes and Queries, Number 210, November 5, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George