Associations to the word «Kalmia»

Wiktionary

KALMIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae   — the mountain laurel and related trees.
KALMIA, noun. Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia.
KALMIA LATIFOLIA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ericaceae   — mountain laurel, a flowering shrub, native to the eastern United States.

Dictionary definition

KALMIA, noun. Any plant of the genus Kalmia.

Wise words

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