kalmia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any plant of the genus Kalmia

WordNet

Kal"mi*a noun
Etymology
NL. Named in honor of Peter Kalm, a Swedish botanist.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, etc.

Webster 1913