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单词 mountain laurel
释义

mountain laurel

noun

: a North American evergreen shrub or small tree (Kalmia latifolia) of the heath family with glossy leaves and umbels of rose-colored or white flowers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Test Garden Tip: As beautiful as mountain laurel is, all parts of the plant are poisonous, so keep children and pets away from the plant. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 Each of the seven suites are named after trees that grow on the property — pomegranate, cypress, magnolia, mountain laurel, climbing rose and night jasmine. Anna Mazurek, Chron, 22 July 2022 Finally, his red cellphone, sheathed in its black case, was discovered on a hill choked with mountain laurel. Washington Post, 30 June 2022 The most noticeable blooms in my neighborhood are on Texas mountain laurel and redbud, but the cemetery iris, bluebonnets, larkspur and rain lilies are also blooming. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2022 Later in the spring, azaleas also bloom, along with rhododendrons and mountain laurel. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2022 The gardens are home to an important collection of plants in the heath family, including native and nonnative rhododendrons and azaleas, along with blueberries, mountain laurel and others, some of which are rare. Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022 The hardwood canopy is at its most lush, and while spring might be peak wildflower season, June has its own floral display as mountain laurel blooms white. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2020 Deer tend not to eat Texas mountain laurel, vinca, viburnum, thyrallis, lantana, salvia, milkweed, yucca, four-o-clock and mint marigold, to name a few. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1739, in the meaning defined above

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