salal

See also: sálal

English

Gaultheria shallon

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinook Jargon from Chinook.

Noun

salal (plural salals)

1. A leathery-leaved North American shrub, Gaultheria shallon, with edible sepals and leaves.
   • 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 186:

     Down below, a ragged line of wolves ran silently, in single file, following a deer trail through the salal.

Synonyms

• shallon

Anagrams

• Salla, la-la-s, la-las