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BOG LAUREL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bog laurel mean?
• BOG LAUREL (noun)
The noun BOG LAUREL has 1 sense:
1. laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
Familiarity information: BOG LAUREL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bog kalmia; bog laurel; Kalmia polifolia; swamp laurel
Hypernyms ("bog laurel" is a kind of...):
kalmia (any plant of the genus Kalmia)
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