lambkill

lamb·kill

L0027200 (lăm′kĭl′)n. See sheep laurel.

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[From its poisonous effect on sheep.]

lambkill

(ˈlæmˌkɪl) n (Plants) US a N American dwarf shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heather family, with small reddish pink flowers

sheep′ lau`rel

n. a North American low shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, that is poisonous to grazing animals. [1800–10, Amer.]

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lambkill - North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stockKalmia angustifolia, pig laurel, sheep laurelkalmia - any plant of the genus Kalmia