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sheep laurel in American English US a small E North American plant (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals sheep laurel in American Englishnouna low North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heath family, having oblong leaves poisonous to grazing animals Also called: dwarf laurel, lambkill Word origin [1800–10, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chlorine, pueblo, rejuvenate, sodium, unprofessional |