salal

[ suh-lal, sa- ]

/ səˈlæl, sæ- /

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noun

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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Origin of salal

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

Words nearby salal

Saladin, Salado, salad oil, salad plate, salah, salal, Salam, Salamanca, salamander, Salambria, salami

How to use salal in a sentence

Salal-berry, sal′al-ber′i, n. a berry-like plant of California, about the size of a common grape.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Salal, Oregon grape, and huckleberry bushes take the place of the taller undergrowth of the valleys.
The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park|Grenville F. Allen
He could distinguish colors—a blue skirt, the deep green of salal and second-growth cedar, the weathered hue of the walls.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He took the carcass by a leg and dragged it through the bright green salal brush.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair

As we did go along, the leaves of salal did make little rustles.
The Story of Opal|Opal Whiteley