kalmia

/ˈkɑlmiə/

Other forms: kalmias

Definitions of kalmia

1. noun

   any plant of the genus Kalmia
   types:

   American laurel, Kalmia latifolia, calico bush, mountain laurel, wood laurel

   a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers

   Kalmia polifolia, bog kalmia, bog laurel, swamp laurel

   laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath

   Kalmia angustifolia, lambkill, pig laurel, sheep laurel

   North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems