sheep laurel


noun

a low North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heath family, having oblong leaves poisonous to grazing animals.
Also called dwarf laurel, lambkill.

Origin of sheep laurel

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example sentences from the Web for dwarf laurel

  • In this region the rhododendron is called laurel and the laurel (the sheep-laurel of New England) is called ivy.

    On Horseback |Charles Dudley Warner