1. A low-growing shrub (genus Kalmia) of the heath family, native to eastern North America, with small evergreen leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers; also called sheep laurel or lambkill.
Usage: Usually used in plural form; Regional: primarily northeastern United States

Examples

• The hillside was covered with lambkills in full bloom.
• Farmers have long known that lambkills are toxic to grazing sheep.
• The delicate pink flowers of lambkills attract bees in late spring.
• Dense patches of lambkills grow throughout the rocky pastures of New England.
• The evergreen foliage of lambkills provides winter cover for small wildlife.