bog kalmia

bog kalmia
noun
laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
Hypernyms: ↑kalmia

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noun or bog laurel

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  • Kalmia — Taxobox name = Kalmia image caption = Kalmia angustifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Kalmia genus authority = L. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text …   Wikipedia

  • bog laurel — noun laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath • Syn: ↑swamp laurel, ↑bog kalmia, ↑Kalmia polifolia • Hypernyms: ↑kalmia * * * noun see bog kalmia …   Useful english dictionary

  • kalmia — /kal mee euh/, n. any North American evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Kalmia, of the heath family, having showy flowers, as the mountain laurel. [ < NL (Linnaeus), after Peter Kalm (1715 79), Swedish botanist; see IA] * * * ▪ evergreen… …   Universalium

  • Kalmia polifolia — noun laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath • Syn: ↑swamp laurel, ↑bog laurel, ↑bog kalmia • Hypernyms: ↑kalmia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bog-laurel — Taxobox name = Bog laurel image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Kalmia species = K. polifolia binomial = Kalmia polifolia binomial authority = Wangenh.… …   Wikipedia

  • Kalmia glauca — Swamp Swamp, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[ o]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kalmia polifolia — ID 44190 Symbol Key KAPO Common Name bog laurel Family Ericaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, WI Growth Habit Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • bog-laurel — melsvasis grėsvis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Kalmia polifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Kalmia polifolia angl. bog laurel; swamp laurel šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Kalmia polifolia — melsvasis grėsvis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Kalmia polifolia), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Kalmia polifolia angl. bog laurel; swamp laurel šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. — Symbol KAPO Common Name bog laurel Botanical Family Ericaceae …   Scientific plant list

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