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SHEEP LAUREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sheep laurel mean? 

SHEEP LAUREL (noun)
  The noun SHEEP LAUREL has 1 sense:

1. North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stockplay

  Familiarity information: SHEEP LAUREL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHEEP LAUREL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Kalmia angustifolia; lambkill; pig laurel; sheep laurel

Hypernyms ("sheep laurel" is a kind of...):

kalmia (any plant of the genus Kalmia)


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