calico bush

calico bush

n. See mountain laurel.

calico bush

n (Plants) another name for mountain laurel

moun′tain lau`rel

n. a shrub, Kalmia latifolia, of the heath family, having terminal clusters of rose to white flowers: the state flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Also called calico bush. [1750–60, Amer.]

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calico bush - a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowersAmerican laurel, Kalmia latifolia, mountain laurel, wood laurelkalmia - any plant of the genus Kalmia