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Mountain Laurel

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Noun

1. american laurel, calico bush, kalmia latifolia, mountain laurel, wood laurel

a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers

2. california bay tree, california laurel, california olive, mountain laurel, oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, spice tree, umbellularia californica

Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Mountain Laurel

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noun
any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia, esp K. latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers
. Also called: calico bush

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Mountain Laurel

see synonyms of mountain laurel
an evergreen shrub (Kalmia latifolia) of the heath family, with pink and white flowers and poisonous, shiny leaves, native to E North America

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Mountain Laurel

see synonyms of mountain laurel
n.
An evergreen shrub (Kalmia latifolia) in the heath family, native to eastern North America, having glossy leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers. Also called calico bush.

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