| 单词 | sheep-laurel |
| 释义 | > as lemmassheep-laurel sheep-laurel n. a North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, supposed to be very poisonous to sheep; cf. lambkill n. 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 1810 F. A. Michaux Histoire des Arbres Forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale I. 35 Mountain laurel..sheep laurel,..nom secondaire. 1814 F. Pursh Flora Amer. Septentrionalis I. 296 Kalmia ovata.., known by the name of Sheep Laurel, being considered very poisonous when fed upon by sheep. 1954 C. J. Hylander Macmillan Wild Flower Bk. 281 Sheep laurel..is also known as lambkill because of the severely toxic substance in the leaves. < as lemmas |
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