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sweet gale

/ˌswiːt ˈɡeɪl/

sweet gale noun: an herbal shrub with a sweet resinous scent, Myrica gale, growing on moors and fens.

Noun

sweet gale (uncountable)

  1. An herbal shrub with a sweet resinous scent, Myrica gale, growing on moors and fens.

Synonyms of sweet gale

Questions about sweet gale

What does sweet gale mean?
Sweet gale means an herbal shrub with a sweet resinous scent, Myrica gale, growing on moors and fens.
What part of speech is sweet gale?
Sweet gale is a noun.
How do you pronounce sweet gale?
Sweet gale is pronounced /ˌswiːt ˈɡeɪl/.

Words near sweet gale in the dictionary

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  2. sweet flag
  3. sweet flags
  4. sweet four o'clock
  5. sweet fuck all
  6. sweet gale
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  8. Sweet Grass County
  9. sweet gum
  10. sweet gum tree
  11. sweet gum trees

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