kalmia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *kalmia*:
NOUN	plant	kalmia	any plant of the genus Kalmia

English > *kalmia*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any plant of the genus Kalmia.
Member of	genus Kalmia	Erect evergreen shrubs
Narrower	mountain laurel, wood laurel, American laurel, calico bush, Kalmia latifolia	A North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
	sheep laurel, pig laurel, lambkill, Kalmia angustifolia	North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers
	swamp laurel, bog laurel, bog kalmia, Kalmia polifolia	laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanish	kalmia
Catalan	kalmia

HyperDic: kalmia