KALMIA

Meaning of KALMIA in English

noun a genus of north american shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, ·etc.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

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 — [ 'kalmɪə ] ■ noun an evergreen leathery-leaved shrub of the heather family with clusters of pink or red flowers, …
Concise Oxford 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

Webster English vocab

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