lambkill — ☆ lambkill [lam′kil΄] n. SHEEP LAUREL … English World dictionary
lambkill — /lam kil /, n. See sheep laurel. [1805 15, Amer.; LAMB + KILL1; so called because poisonous to sheep] * * * ▪ shrub also called Dwarf Laurel, Sheep Laurel, or Wicky (species Kalmia angustifolia), an open upright woody shrub of the heath… … Universalium
lambkill — siauralapis grėsvis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Kalmia angustifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Kalmia angustifolia angl. dwarf laurel; lambkill; pig… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
lambkill — noun Date: 1790 sheep laurel … New Collegiate Dictionary
lambkill — noun Kalmia angustifolia, a toxic plant with small, deep pink flowers … Wiktionary
lambkill — lamb•kill [[t]ˈlæmˌkɪl[/t]] n. pln sheep laurel • Etymology: 1805–15, amer … From formal English to slang
lambkill — noun North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock • Syn: ↑sheep laurel, ↑pig laurel, ↑Kalmia angustifolia • Hypernyms: ↑kalmia … Useful english dictionary
calfkill — Lambkill Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kalmia angustifolia — Lambkill Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kalmia angustifolia — Lambkill Lamb kill , n. (Bot.) A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill}, {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
