sheep laurel

noun

1. a low North American shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, of the heath family, having oblong leaves poisonous to grazing animals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheep laurel¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

Here and there on the mountain side and along the highroad he noticed the massed pink and white clusters of the sheep laurel.

From Project Gutenberg

In this region the rhododendron is called laurel and the laurel (the sheep-laurel of New England) is called ivy.

From Project Gutenberg