Meaning of KALMIA
| Pronunciation: | | 'kalmeeu
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[n] any plant of the genus Kalmia |
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KALMIA is a 6 letter word that starts with K. |
| | See Also: | | American laurel, bog kalmia, bog laurel, bush, calico bush, genus Kalmia, Kalmia angustifolia, Kalmia latifolia, Kalmia polifolia, lambkill, mountain laurel, pig laurel, sheep laurel, shrub, swamp laurel, wood laurel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Kal"mi*a\, 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.
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