bog myrtle

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bog myrtle

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

noun bog myrtles · bog-myrtle

countable, uncountable 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 heralds
Similar: gale, sweet gale

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@misc{bog_myrtle_2026,
  title = {bog myrtle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bog%20myrtle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}