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SWAMP LAUREL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States

Synonyms:

Magnolia virginiana; swamp bay; swamp laurel; sweet bay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("swamp laurel" is a kind of...):

magnolia (any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath

Synonyms:

bog kalmia; bog laurel; Kalmia polifolia; swamp laurel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("swamp laurel" is a kind of...):

kalmia (any plant of the genus Kalmia)

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