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

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

And indeed the bog myrtle is the characteristic smell of the great world of hill and moss we call by that name.

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

"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.

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