Kalmia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia.

    "Far in the dark old forest glades, / Where kalmias bloom around, / They had their place of youthful sport, / Their childhood's hunting-ground,— ..."

  2. 2
    any plant of the genus Kalmia wordnet

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"Far in the dark old forest glades, / Where kalmias bloom around, / They had their place of youthful sport, / Their childhood's hunting-ground,— ..."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Kalmia, from Swedish Kalm + translingual -ia, equivalent to Kalm + -ia.

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