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Kalmia
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kalmia
Translingual
thumb|Kalmia latifolia
Etymology
mul la-new -, from fi Kalm mul ia, after the Finnish botanist Pehr Kalm.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Ericaceae mountain laurel and related trees
Hypernyms
genus ; Ericoideae subfamily subfamily; Phyllodoceae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Kalmia angustifolia species (sheep laurel, lambkill); Kalmia carolina species (Carolina mountain laurel); Kalmia cuneata species (whitewicky); Kalmia ericoides species (Cuban kalmia); Kalmia hirsuta species (hairy mountain laurel); Kalmia latifolia species (mountain laurel, lambkill); Kalmia polifolia species (bog kalmia, bog laurel); Kalmia microphylla species (alpine bog laurel, alpine mountain laurel) selected species
Derived terms
Kalmiopsis genus
References
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mul taxonomic eponyms