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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An eastern North American evergreen shrub (Kalmia angustifolia) in the heath family, having rose-pink or crimson saucer-shaped flowers and poisonous leaves.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The lambkill, Kalmia angustifolia, an American shrub the leaves of which are reputed poisonous to animals. Also sheep-poison, calfkill, wicky.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock
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