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Definition: calfkill
Lambkill
\Lamb"kill`\, n. (Bot.)
A small American ericaceous shrub (
Kalmia angustifolia),
resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and
small red flowers; -- called also
calfkill,
sheepkill,
sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and
other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and
they cannot find other food.
Syn: sheep laurel, pig laurel,
Kalmia angustifolia.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]