Kalmia
See also: kalmia
Translingual
Kalmia latifolia
Etymology
New Latin, from Kalm + -ia, after the Finnish botanist Pehr Kalm.
Proper noun
Kalmia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – the mountain laurel and related trees.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Kalmia angustifolia - sheep laurel, lambkill; Kalmia carolina - Carolina mountain laurel; Kalmia cuneata - whitewicky; Kalmia ericoides - Cuban kalmia; Kalmia hirsuta - hairy mountain laurel; Kalmia latifolia - mountain laurel, lambkill; Kalmia polifolia - bog kalmia, bog laurel; Kalmia microphylla - alpine bog laurel, alpine mountain laurel - selected species
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