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
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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