Definition of Kalmia angustifolia

1. Noun. North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock.

Exact synonyms: Lambkill, Pig Laurel, Sheep Laurel
Generic synonyms: Kalmia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kalmia Angustifolia

Kalimantan
Kalinin
Kaliningrad
Kalischer
Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille
Kalka
Kalki
Kallikak
Kallikantzaros
Kallinus
Kalliopi
Kallman's syndrome
Kallmann
Kalm
Kalmia angustifolia (current term)
Kalmia latifolia
Kalmia polifolia
Kalmuck
Kalmucks
Kalmyk
Kalmykia
Kalmyks
Kalomoira
Kalon Tripa
Kalotermes
Kalotermitidae
Kaluga
Kaluza-Klein theories
Kaluza-Klein theory

Literary usage of Kalmia angustifolia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of by Frances Theodora Parsons, Marion Satterlee (1900)
"LAMBKILL: Kalmia angustifolia. Heath Family. A shrub from one to three feet high. Leaves.—Narrowly oblong; light green. Flowers. ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"(} Kalmia angustifolia L. Sp. Pl. 391. 1753. A shrub, 6'-3° high, with few nearly erect branches, and terete twigs. Leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, ..."

3. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1905)
"See Kalmia angustifolia. Laurel, rose-. See Rhododendron maximum. Laurel, sheep-. See Kalmia angustifolia and A", latifolia. Laurel, spurge-. ..."

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