bog myrtle
bog myrtle · bog myrtles
An herbal shrub with a strong, sweet resinous smell, Myrica gale, that grows in bogs,…An herbal shrub with a strong, sweet resinous smell, Myrica gale, that grows in bogs, moors, fens and other wet, acidic environments.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An herbal shrub with a strong, sweet resinous smell, Myrica gale, that grows in bogs, moors, fens and other wet, acidic environments.
More definitions
- perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface
Origin
From bog + myrtle; plants with small evergreen leaves are often named after the myrtle.From bog + myrtle; plants with small evergreen leaves are often named after the myrtle.
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Forms
plural: bog myrtlesSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface:water shamrockbuckbeanbogbeanmarsh trefoilMenyanthes trifoliata
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