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calico bush

noun

mountain laurel.

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Nearby words

caliche, calicle, calico, calico bass, calico bug, calico bush, calico cat, calico clam, calico flower, calicoback, calicoed

Origin of calico bush

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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British Dictionary definitions for calico bush

calico bush

noun

another name for mountain laurel
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