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bog myrtle

bog myrtle noun: an herbal shrub with a strong, sweet resinous smell, Myrica gale, that grows in bogs, moors, fens and other wet, acidic environments.

Noun

bog myrtle (countable and uncountable, plural bog myrtles)

  1. An herbal shrub with a strong, sweet resinous smell, Myrica gale, that grows in bogs, moors, fens and other wet, acidic environments.
    • There was nothing of that luxuriance of blossom which had hitherto clothed the wood, for there were no hawthorns; but the bog-myrtle imparted its tender fragrance, and the caressing honeysuckle wound round many an ancient trunk, odours exhaling from every fairy-like tube—fit trumpets for the...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 56
    Synonyms:
    gale, sweet gale

Synonyms of bog myrtle

Forms of bog myrtle

pluralbog myrtles
alternative formbog-myrtle

Origin of bog myrtle

From bog + myrtle; plants with small evergreen leaves are often named after the myrtle.

Questions about bog myrtle

What does bog myrtle mean?
Bog myrtle means an herbal shrub with a strong, sweet resinous smell, Myrica gale, that grows in bogs, moors, fens and other wet, acidic environments.
What part of speech is bog myrtle?
Bog myrtle is a noun.
What is the plural of bog myrtle?
The plural of bog myrtle is bog myrtles.

Words near bog myrtle in the dictionary

  1. bog laurel
  2. bog meadow
  3. bog meadows
  4. bog moss
  5. bog mosses
  6. bog myrtle
  7. bog myrtles
  8. bog oak
  9. bog oaks
  10. bog off
  11. bog orange

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