(n)North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock, Syn.Kalmia angustifolia, lambkill, pig laurel
(n)laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath, Syn.bog laurel, bog kalmia, Kalmia polifolia
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‖n. [ NL. Named in honor of Peter Kalm, a Swedish botanist. ] (Bot.) A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]