lambkill
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lamb·kill
(lăm′kĭl′)n.
See sheep laurel.
[From its poisonous effect on sheep.]
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lambkill
(ˈlæmˌkɪl)n
(Plants) US a N American dwarf shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heather family, with small reddish pink flowers
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sheep′ lau`rel
n.
a North American low shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, that is poisonous to grazing animals.
[1800–10, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  lambkill - North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stockkalmia - any plant of the genus Kalmia |
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