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   Kalmia latifolia
         n 1: a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and
               white or rose-colored flowers [syn: {mountain laurel},
               {wood laurel}, {American laurel}, {calico bush}, {Kalmia
               latifolia}]

English Dictionary: Kalmia latifolia by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
      laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
      1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({L.
            nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
            with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
            axils; -- called also {sweet bay}.
  
      Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
               Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
               to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
               period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
               laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
               aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
  
      Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
               respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
  
      2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
            especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
  
      3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
            the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
  
      {Laurel water}, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
            cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
            products carried over in the process.
  
      {American laurel}, [or] {Mountain laurel}, {Kalmia
            latifolia}. See under {Mountain}.
  
      {California laurel}, {Umbellularia Californica}.
  
      {Cherry laurel} (in England called {laurel}). See under
            {Cherry}.
  
      {Great laurel}, the rosebay ({Rhododendron maximum}).
  
      {Ground laurel}, trailing arbutus.
  
      {New Zealand laurel}, {Laurelia Nov[91] Zelandi[91]}.
  
      {Portugal laurel}, the {Prunus Lusitanica}.
  
      {Rose laurel}, the oleander. See {Oleander}.
  
      {Sheep laurel}, a poisonous shrub, {Kalmia angustifolia},
            smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
            redder flowers.
  
      {Spurge laurel}, {Daphne Laureola}.
  
      {West Indian laurel}, {Prunus occidentalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mountain \Moun"tain\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
            living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
            among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
            mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
  
      2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
  
                     The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
  
      {Mountain antelope} (Zo[94]l.), the goral.
  
      {Mountain ash} (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
            (Sorbus) Americana}, producing beautiful bunches of red
            berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its flowers white,
            growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is the
            {P. aucuparia}, or rowan tree.
  
      {Mountain barometer}, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
            transportation, used in measuring the heights of
            mountains.
  
      {Mountain beaver} (Zo[94]l.), the sewellel.
  
      {Mountain blue} (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
  
      {Mountain cat} (Zo[94]l.), the catamount. See {Catamount}.
  
      {Mountain chain}, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
            generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
  
      {Mountain cock} (Zo[94]l.), capercailzie. See {Capercailzie}.
           
  
      {Mountain cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
            cork in its texture.
  
      {Mountain crystal}. See under {Crystal}.
  
      {Mountain damson} (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
            {Simaruba} ({S. amarga}) growing in the West Indies, which
            affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used in
            medicine.
  
      {Mountain dew}, Scotch whisky, so called because often
            illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
  
      {Mountain ebony} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
            variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
            because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
            in tanning.
  
      {Mountain flax} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
            fine fibers; amianthus. See {Amianthus}.
  
      {Mountain fringe} (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
            {Fumitory}.
  
      {Mountain goat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mazama}.
  
      {Mountain green}. (Min.)
            (a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
            (b) See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.
  
      {Mountain holly} (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
            Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
            It is found in the Northern United States.
  
      {Mountain laurel} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
            latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
            clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
            poisonous. Called also {American laurel}, {ivy bush}, and
            {calico bush}. See {Kalmia}.
  
      {Mountain leather} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
            leather in its texture.
  
      {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Trifolium}
            ({T. Alpinum}).
  
      {Mountain limestone} (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
            strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
            standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of {Geology}.
  
      {Mountain linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the twite.
  
      {Mountain magpie}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
            (b) The European gray shrike.
  
      {Mountain mahogany} (Bot.) See under {Mahogany}.
  
      {Mountain meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
            occurring as an efflorescence.
  
      {Mountain milk} (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
            lime.
  
      {Mountain mint}. (Bot.) See {Mint}.
  
      {Mountain ousel} (Zo[94]l.), the ring ousel; -- called also
            {mountain thrush} and {mountain colley}. See {Ousel}.
  
      {Mountain pride}, [or] {Mountain green} (Bot.), a tree of
            Jamaica ({Spathelia simplex}), which has an unbranched
            palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
            leaves.
  
      {Mountain quail} (Zo[94]l.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
            pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
            plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
            chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
            and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
  
      {Mountain range}, a series of mountains closely related in
            position and direction.
  
      {Mountain rice}. (Bot.)
            (a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
                  in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
            (b) An American genus of grasses ({Oryzopsis}).
  
      {Mountain rose} (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
            flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
            alpina}).
  
      {Mountain soap} (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
            color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
  
      {Mountain sorrel} (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
            digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
            greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
            Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
  
      {Mountain sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the European tree sparrow.
  
      {Mountain spinach}. (Bot.) See {Orach}.
  
      {Mountain tobacco} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
            montana}) of Europe; called also {leopard's bane}.
  
      {Mountain witch} (Zo[94]l.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of
            the genus {Geotrygon}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spoonwood \Spoon"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
      The mountain laurel ({Kalmia latifolia}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kilnhole \Kiln"hole`\, n.
      The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln. --Shak.
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