mountain laurel
noun
a North American laurel, Kalmia latifolia, having terminal clusters of rose to white flowers: the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Also called
calico bush.
Origin of mountain laurel
An Americanism dating back to 1750–60
Words nearby mountain laurel
Example sentences from the Web for mountain laurel
Seven days he ate no food, and quenched his thirst with only the dew which lay upon the mountain-laurel.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3) |James Athearn JonesThe mountain-laurel welcomes the twilight moth with an impulsive multiple embrace.
My Studio Neighbors |William Hamilton Gibson
British Dictionary definitions for mountain laurel
mountain laurel
noun
any of various ericaceous shrubs or trees of the genus Kalmia, esp K. latifolia of E North America, which has leathery poisonous leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers
Also called: calico bush