salal

American  

[suh-lal, sa-] / səˈlæl, sæ- /

noun

1. an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.

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Etymology

Origin of salal

1815–25, < Chinook Jargon sallal < Lower Chinook sálal

Example Sentences

A planting that includes huckleberry, salal and salmonberry provides a range of heights, textures and colors.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023

Dix organized work parties to clear paths and applied for a $2,200 King Conservation District grant to landscape and replant it with native plants — bunchberry, Oregon grape, flowering currant, salal.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

Salmonberry, salal, evergreen huckleberry and more probably are lurking nearby.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

Sword ferns battle it out next to salal and Oregon grape, beneath draping Western red cedar and stout Douglas firs.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Crab-apples, red, blue and black whortleberries, Scotch, salal, salmon and strawberries are very abundant.

From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Chittenden, Newton H. (Newton Henry)