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sheep laurel

American  

noun

  1. a low North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heath family, having oblong leaves poisonous to grazing animals.

Etymology

Origin of sheep laurel

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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Here and there on the mountain side and along the highroad he noticed the massed pink and white clusters of the sheep laurel.

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