Definition for sweet gale - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	sweet gale (sweet gale) noun another term for bog myrtle. Origin: mid 17th century: gale from Old English gagel, gagelle, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gagel, German Gagel		Nearby Words sweeper sweeping sweepstake sweet sweet birch sweet briar sweet butter sweet cicely sweet flag sweet gale sweet gum sweet milk sweet pea sweet pepper sweet potato sweet rocket sweet spot sweet sultan sweet talk