1. (n.)mountain laurel a shrub, Kalmia latifolia, of the heath family, having terminal clusters of rose to white flowers: the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Etymology: (1855–60, Amer.)
Definition of 'mountain laurel'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)mountain laurel, wood laurel, American laurel, calico bush, Kalmia latifolia a NorthAmerican evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
2. (noun)California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
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