Swamp laurel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
    Kalmia polifolia; bog kalmia; bog laurel.
  2. noun shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States
    sweet bay; swamp bay; Magnolia virginiana.

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Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a shrub (Kalmia glauca) having small leaves with the lower surface glaucous.

Webster 1913