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

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

The river spread out as many arms as Briareus; short, stubby creeks, slow waters prone to overflow and creep, between high knotted roots of live-oak and cypress, into thickets of bog myrtle.

From The Long Roll by Johnston, Mary

Owing to the great heat, the rough grass and bog myrtle became extremely dry, and when a fire did break out it burnt merrily for a long time in the surrounding country.

From 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison by Caunter, John Alan Lyde

Through the pine-woods he took her, his white wood-nymph, and through the low lands covered with bog myrtle, fragrant under her feet.

From The Creators A Comedy by Sinclair, May

And the night was all wrapt in an odour of bog myrtle and flowers.

From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Munro, Neil