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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 stock
Familiarity information: SHEEP LAUREL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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