Meanings
plural mountain laurels
- Any member of the species Kalmia latifolia of flowering evergreen shrubs, in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern United States, all parts of which are toxic.
Synonyms: calico bush, clamoun, ivybush, lambkill, sheep laurel, spoonwood
- Any member of the species Dermatophyllum secundifolium of flowering shrubs, native to Texas and Mexico.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Kalmia latifolia of flowering evergreen shrubs, in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern United States, all parts of which are toxic.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
nounPacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish leveälehtikalmia
- leveälehtikalmiaKalmia latifolia
Russian ка́льмия широколи́стная
- ка́льмия широколи́стная (kálʹmija širokolístnaja)Kalmia latifolia
Cite this entry
mountain laurel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20laurel
“mountain laurel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20laurel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mountain laurel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20laurel.
Source: mountain laurel on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.