Definition of Scotch gale

1. Noun. Bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves.

Exact synonyms: Myrica Gale, Sweet Gale
Group relationships: Genus Myrica, Myrica
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scotch Gale

Scotch Game
Scotch Tape
Scotch and soda
Scotch asphodel
Scotch broom
Scotch broth
Scotch cramp
Scotch crow
Scotch crows
Scotch egg
Scotch eggs
Scotch fillet
Scotch fillets
Scotch finger
Scotch fir
Scotch gale (current term)
Scotch hands
Scotch kiss
Scotch laburnum
Scotch marigold
Scotch pancake
Scotch pine
Scotch tape
Scotch terrier
Scotch thistle
Scotch whiskey
Scotch whiskies
Scotch whisky
Scotch woodcock
Scotches

Literary usage of Scotch gale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Fern or scotch-gale. Sweet willow. Bay-bush. Meadow-fern. Golden osier. Moor-, bog-, Dutch- or Burton-myrtle. April-May. ..."

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