swamp laurel

swamp laurel
noun
1. laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
Hypernyms: ↑kalmia
2. shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States
Hypernyms: ↑magnolia

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noun
1. : a laurel (Kalmia polifolia) of bogs of cooler parts of No. America with pale leaves that are glaucous beneath and small purple flowers

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  • swamp-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)

  • Swamp Laurel Oak — Taxobox color = lightgreen name = Swamp Laurel Oak status = secure regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fagales familia = Fagaceae genus = Quercus sectio = Lobatae species = Q. laurifolia binomial = Quercus… …   Wikipedia

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  • Swamp cabbage — 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

  • Swamp deer — 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

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