kalmia — ● kalmia nom masculin (de Per Kalm, nom propre) Bel arbuste (éricacée) rustique toujours vert d Amérique du Nord, aux fleurs roses, pourpres ou blanches et au fruit vénéneux. kalmie [kalmi] ou kalmia [kalmja] n. f. ÉTYM. 1777, Encyclopédie, Suppl … Encyclopédie Universelle
kalmia — ☆ kalmia [kal′mē ə ] n. [ModL, after P. Kalm (1715 1779), Swed botanist] any of a genus (Kalmia) of North American evergreen shrubs of the heath family, as the mountain laurel, with flowers of white or rose … English World dictionary
Kalmia — Kal mi*a, n. [NL. Named in honor of Peter Kalm, a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also {mountain laurel}, {ivy bush}, {lamb kill}, {calico bush}, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kalmĭa — (K. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Ericaceae Rhododendreae, 10. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: K, angustifelia, K. cuneata, K. glauca, K. hirsuta, K. rosmarinifolia, nordamerikanische Ziersträucher; K. latifolia, auch in Nordamerika, Blätter,… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Kalmia — Kalmĭa L., Pflanzengattg. der Erikazeen, kleine immergrüne Sträucher Nordamerikas. K. angustifolĭa L., glauca Ait., latifolĭa L. bei uns Ziersträucher … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Kalmia — Kalmia … Wikipédia en Français
Kalmia — Taxobox name = Kalmia image caption = Kalmia angustifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Kalmia genus authority = L. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text … Wikipedia
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Kalmia — Lorbeerrosen Schmalblättrige Lorbeerrose (Kalmia angustifolia) Systematik Unterklasse: Asternähnliche (Asteridae) … Deutsch Wikipedia
kalmia — /kal mee euh/, n. any North American evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Kalmia, of the heath family, having showy flowers, as the mountain laurel. [ < NL (Linnaeus), after Peter Kalm (1715 79), Swedish botanist; see IA] * * * ▪ evergreen… … Universalium