kalmia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkælmɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal′mē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kal•mi•a  (kal′mē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany North American evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Kalmia, of the heath family, having showy flowers, as the mountain laurel.
  • Neo-Latin (Linnaeus), after Peter Kalm (1715–79), Swedish botanist; see -ia

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kalmia / ˈkælmɪə/
  1. any evergreen ericaceous shrub of the North American genus Kalmia, having showy clusters of white or pink flowers
    See also mountain laurel
Etymology: 18th Century: named after Peter Kalm (1715–79), Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus
'kalmia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mountain laurel - sheep laurel

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