sheep laurel
noun
a low North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heath family, having oblong leaves poisonous to grazing animals.
Origin of sheep laurel
1An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
- Also called dwarf laurel, lambkill.
Words Nearby sheep laurel
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How to use sheep laurel in a sentence
Here and there on the mountain side and along the highroad he noticed the massed pink and white clusters of the sheep laurel.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerIn this region the rhododendron is called laurel and the laurel (the sheep-laurel of New England) is called ivy.
On Horseback | Charles Dudley Warner
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