bog-myrtle
See also: bog myrtle
English
Etymology
bog + myrtle; plants with small evergreen leaves are often named after the myrtle.
Noun
bog-myrtle (plural bog-myrtles)
- An herbal shrub with a sweet resinous smell that grows in bogs and other wet, acidic environments, Myrica gale
Synonyms
- gale
- sweet gale