bog-myrtle
English
noun
Definitions
- An herbal shrub with a sweet resinous smell that grows in bogs and other wet, acidic environments, Myrica gale
Etymology
Compound from English bog (outhouse, latrine) + English myrtle.
Origin
English
myrtle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bog English
- bog moss English
- bogberry English
- boggard English
- bogger English
- boggish English
- boggo English
- boggy English
- boghouse English
- bogland English
- bogless English
- boglet English
- bograt English
- bogroll English
- bogrush English
- bogsucker English
- bogtrotter English
- bogtrotting English
- bogwood English
- bogwort English
- embog English
- myrtle English
- myrtled English
- peatbog English
- bog Middle English
- myrte Old French