mountain laureln.

Brit.

/ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈlɒrəl/,

/ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈlɒrl̩/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌlɔr(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mountain n., laurel n.¹

Etymology: < mountain n. + laurel n.¹

1. Any of several evergreen North American shrubs and trees of the genus Kalmia (family Ericaceae); esp. the widely cultivated K. latifolia, which has glossy leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > bay-tree and allies > [noun] > kalmia or American laurel

mountain laurel1759

ivy-tree1760

kalmia1765

lambkill1790

sheep-poison1790

sheep-laurel1810

calico-bush1814

wicky1901

sheep-kill1968

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific leaves

laurel-leafa1387

laurel1477

coca1616

uva ursi1753

mountain laurel1759

1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) at Kalmia Ever-green Rose Laurel..commonly called in America Mountain Laurel.

1832 D. J. Browne Sylva Americana 191 The Mountain Laurel is a large shrub, which indifferently bears the names Mountain Laurel, Laurel, Ivy, and Calico Tree.

1892 C. F. Millspaugh Medicinal Plants 103–1 Mountain Laurel... In southern Pennsylvania..this shrub often attains the dimensions of a small tree.

1955 Sci. News Let. 21 May 334/2 Kalmia, or mountain laurel, is a most attractive plant at any time.

1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 167/1 Kalmia..latifolia Calico Bush, Mountain Laurel... A beautiful slow growing evergreen shrub for lime free soils.

1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 137 Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush. One of the most exquisite of all flowering shrubs with clusters of bright pink, saucer-shaped flowers in May and June set against the glossy green leaves.

2. U.S. Either of two North American rhododendrons or rosebays, the eastern Rhododendron maximum and the western R. macrophyllum.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > azaleas or rhododendrons

mountain rose1640

rhododendron1657

Alpine rose1728

winterbloom1752

azalea1753

mountain rosebay1759

rosebay1760

rhodora1770

mountain laurel1785

swamp azalea1796

big laurel1810

rose tree1818

white honeysuckle1818

meadow pink1827

Pinkster1833

mayflower1838

alpenrose1839

swamp pink1840

rhodie1851

swamp honeysuckle1856

ponticum1875

tree azalea1884

rhodo1886

Kurume azalea1920

1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 127 Rhododendrum maximum, Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel.

1837 W. Darlington Flora Cestrica (ed. 2) 263 R. maximum... Mountain Laurel. Rose Bay... This magnificent ornament of our mountain forests is rare in Chester County.

1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 754 Rhododendron californicum.., also called Mountain laurel.., occurs on rich slopes and in ravines.

1964 W. T. Batson Wild Flowers S. Carolina 82 Mountain laurel..Rhododendron maximum... Rich mountain woods, particularly on bluffs along streams.

3. U.S. regional. Any of various evergreen shrubs or small trees of other families, esp. California laurel, Umbellularia californica (family Lauraceae), snowbrush, Ceanothus velutinus (family Rhamnaceae), and mescal bean, Sophora secundifolia (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > other North American trees or shrubs

black-gum1709

white gum1709

red fir1722

Quebec oak1768

Pennsylvania fir tree1770

Pennsylvania dwarf mountain maple1785

Pennsylvania mountain laurel1785

pepperbush1785

southern pine1796

titi1827

palo blanco1829

mock orange1860

palo fierro1860

mountain laurel1866

Joshua1867

red cedar1872

porkwood1884

guajillo1886

mountain balm1924

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 821/2 Oreodaphne californica is a common tree in the mountainous parts of California, where it goes by a variety of names, such as Mountain Laurel, Spice-bush, Balm of Heaven.

1924 P. H. Hawkins Trees & Shrubs Yellowstone National Park 97 Ceanothus velutinus... Mountain laurel, snow bush..are other common names.

1931 U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Circular No. 101. 87 Other common names for this plant [sc. Sophora secundifolia] include..mountain-laurel.

1952 R. J. Davis Flora Idaho 467 C. velutinus... Mt. Laurel, Snowbrush... Browsed by game animals. Moist draws of hills.

c1979 Flowers of Texas (Texas State Dept. Highways) 47 Mescal bean is also called Mountain Laurel in Texas.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mountain laurel
释义	mountain laureln. Brit. /ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈlɒrəl/, /ˌmaʊntᵻn ˈlɒrl̩/, U.S. /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n ˌlɔr(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mountain n., laurel n.¹ Etymology: < mountain n. + laurel n.¹ 1. Any of several evergreen North American shrubs and trees of the genus Kalmia (family Ericaceae); esp. the widely cultivated K. latifolia, which has glossy leaves and clusters of bright pink flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > bay-tree and allies > [noun] > kalmia or American laurel mountain laurel1759 ivy-tree1760 kalmia1765 lambkill1790 sheep-poison1790 sheep-laurel1810 calico-bush1814 wicky1901 sheep-kill1968 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific leaves laurel-leafa1387 laurel1477 coca1616 uva ursi1753 mountain laurel1759 1759 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 7) at Kalmia Ever-green Rose Laurel..commonly called in America Mountain Laurel. 1832 D. J. Browne Sylva Americana 191 The Mountain Laurel is a large shrub, which indifferently bears the names Mountain Laurel, Laurel, Ivy, and Calico Tree. 1892 C. F. Millspaugh Medicinal Plants 103–1 Mountain Laurel... In southern Pennsylvania..this shrub often attains the dimensions of a small tree. 1955 Sci. News Let. 21 May 334/2 Kalmia, or mountain laurel, is a most attractive plant at any time. 1976 S. M. Gault Dict. Shrubs in Colour 167/1 Kalmia..latifolia Calico Bush, Mountain Laurel... A beautiful slow growing evergreen shrub for lime free soils. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 137 Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush. One of the most exquisite of all flowering shrubs with clusters of bright pink, saucer-shaped flowers in May and June set against the glossy green leaves. 2. U.S. Either of two North American rhododendrons or rosebays, the eastern Rhododendron maximum and the western R. macrophyllum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > azaleas or rhododendrons mountain rose1640 rhododendron1657 Alpine rose1728 winterbloom1752 azalea1753 mountain rosebay1759 rosebay1760 rhodora1770 mountain laurel1785 swamp azalea1796 big laurel1810 rose tree1818 white honeysuckle1818 meadow pink1827 Pinkster1833 mayflower1838 alpenrose1839 swamp pink1840 rhodie1851 swamp honeysuckle1856 ponticum1875 tree azalea1884 rhodo1886 Kurume azalea1920 1785 H. Marshall Arbustrum Americanum 127 Rhododendrum maximum, Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel. 1837 W. Darlington Flora Cestrica (ed. 2) 263 R. maximum... Mountain Laurel. Rose Bay... This magnificent ornament of our mountain forests is rare in Chester County. 1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 754 Rhododendron californicum.., also called Mountain laurel.., occurs on rich slopes and in ravines. 1964 W. T. Batson Wild Flowers S. Carolina 82 Mountain laurel..Rhododendron maximum... Rich mountain woods, particularly on bluffs along streams. 3. U.S. regional. Any of various evergreen shrubs or small trees of other families, esp. California laurel, Umbellularia californica (family Lauraceae), snowbrush, Ceanothus velutinus (family Rhamnaceae), and mescal bean, Sophora secundifolia (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > other North American trees or shrubs black-gum1709 white gum1709 red fir1722 Quebec oak1768 Pennsylvania fir tree1770 Pennsylvania dwarf mountain maple1785 Pennsylvania mountain laurel1785 pepperbush1785 pepperbush1785 southern pine1796 titi1827 palo blanco1829 mock orange1860 palo fierro1860 mountain laurel1866 Joshua1867 red cedar1872 porkwood1884 guajillo1886 mountain balm1924 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 821/2 Oreodaphne californica is a common tree in the mountainous parts of California, where it goes by a variety of names, such as Mountain Laurel, Spice-bush, Balm of Heaven. 1924 P. H. Hawkins Trees & Shrubs Yellowstone National Park 97 Ceanothus velutinus... Mountain laurel, snow bush..are other common names. 1931 U.S. Dept. Agric. Misc. Circular No. 101. 87 Other common names for this plant [sc. Sophora secundifolia] include..mountain-laurel. 1952 R. J. Davis Flora Idaho 467 C. velutinus... Mt. Laurel, Snowbrush... Browsed by game animals. Moist draws of hills. c1979 Flowers of Texas (Texas State Dept. Highways) 47 Mescal bean is also called Mountain Laurel in Texas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas mountain laurel mountain laurel n. = kalmia n.extracted from laureln.¹ < n.1759 as lemmas
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