KALMIA

Meaning of KALMIA in English

[ 'kalmɪə ]

■ noun an evergreen leathery-leaved shrub of the heather family with clusters of pink or red flowers, native to North America and Cuba. [Genus Kalmia .]

Origin

mod. L., named after the 18th-cent. Swedish botanist Pehr Kalm .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

KALMIA — ˈkalmēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Peter Kalm died 1779 Swedish botanist + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KALMIA — (n.) A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, …
Английский словарь Webster
KALMIA — ( n. ) A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
KALMIA — /kal"mee euh/ , n. any North American evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Kalmia, of the heath family, having showy …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KALMIA — n. evergreen shrub native to North American of the heath family with showy flowers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KALMIA — noun a genus of north american shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. called also mountain laurel, …
Webster English vocab
KALMIA — any of about six species of evergreen shrubs constituting a genus (Kalmia) in the heath family (Ericaceae). All the species …
Britannica English vocabulary
KALMIA — kalmia BrE AmE ˈkælm i‿ə ▷ kalmia|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KALMIA — n. a N. American evergreen shrub of the genus Kalmia, esp. K. latifolia, with showy pink flowers. [mod.L f. P. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KALMIA — n. a n. American evergreen shrub of the genus Kalmia, esp. K. latifolia, with showy pink flowers. [ mod.L f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KALMIA — n. a N. American evergreen shrub of the genus Kalmia, esp. K. latifolia, with showy pink flowers. Etymology: mod.L f. …
Oxford English vocab
BOG KALMIA — noun or bog laurel : swamp laurel
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEEP LAUREL — noun Date: 1810 a dwarf shrub ( Kalmia angustifolia ) of the heath family that is native to northeastern North …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOUNTAIN LAUREL — noun Date: 1759 a North American evergreen shrub or small tree ( Kalmia latifolia ) of the heath family with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHEEP LAUREL — or lambkill Open upright woody shrub ( Kalmia angustifolia ) of the heath family . Growing 1–4 ft (0.3–1.2 m) …
Английский словарь Британика
MOUNTAIN LAUREL — Flowering evergreen shrub ( Kalmia latifolia ) of the heath family , occurring in most mountainous regions of eastern North …
Английский словарь Британика
BOG LAUREL — noun see bog kalmia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WICKY — ˈwikē, -ki noun ( -es ) Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by -y ) of quicken (II) 1. chiefly South : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWAMP LAUREL — noun 1. : a laurel ( Kalmia polifolia ) of bogs of cooler parts of No. America with pale leaves …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEEP LAUREL — noun : a No. American dwarf shrub ( Kalmia angustifolia ) that is poisonous to young stock and that resembles …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN LAUREL — noun 1. : a No. American evergreen shrub ( Kalmia latifolia ) having glossy mostly alternate leaves and umbels of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEUCOTHOE — lüˈkäthəˌwē noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Leucothoe, legendary Persian princess supposed to have been changed by Apollo into a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPOONWOOD — (n.) The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).
Английский словарь Webster
LAMBKILL — (n.) A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia); -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to …
Английский словарь Webster
SPOONWOOD — ( n. ) The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUNTAIN LAUREL — ■ noun a North American kalmia which bears clusters of bright pink flowers. [ Kalmia latifolia .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
LAMBKILL — also called Dwarf Laurel, Sheep Laurel, or Wicky (species Kalmia angustifolia), an open upright woody shrub of the heath family …
Britannica English vocabulary
ERICALES — order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Dilleniidae. Mostly shrubs and small trees that are found throughout …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEEP LAUREL — or lambkill Open upright woody shrub ( Kalmia angustifolia ) of the heath family . Growing 14 ft (0.31.2 m) …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMBKILL — бот. кальмия узколистная (Kalmia angustifolia) (ботаника) кальмия узколистная (Kalmia angustifolia)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAMBKILL — бот. кальмия узколистная (Kalmia angustifolia) (ботаника) кальмия узколистная (Kalmia angustifolia)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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