salal

American  

[suh-lal, sa-] / səˈlæl, sæ- /

noun

1. an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of salal

1815–25, < Chinook Jargon sallal < Lower Chinook sálal

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salal

I love salal because, like huckleberry, it looks great every day of the year.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023

In tough conditions, salal grows more like a ground cover, only reaching a foot high.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023

Dix organized work parties to clear paths and applied for a $2,200 King Conservation District grant to landscape and replant it with native plants — bunchberry, Oregon grape, flowering currant, salal.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

Carefully restored and curated, the site incorporates peaceful stone circles, driftwood corridors, a salal hedge labyrinth, a Buddhist stupa monument and art sculptures.

From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022

He took the carcass by a leg and dragged it through the bright green salal brush.

From Poor Man's Rock by Johnson, Frank Tenney