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[rˠɔtʲ]

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. bog-myrtle, sweet gale (Myrica gale)
  2. rush
  3. bog-myrtle
  4. A small aromatic shrub that grows in bogs and wetlands. It is also used to refer to a type of marshy rush plant.
Examples

Tha fàileadh math air an roid.

The bog-myrtle has a good smell.

Pronunciationrˠɔtʲ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteBe careful with the context, as the word can refer to two different types of marsh-dwelling plants.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.