mountain laurel
noun
: a North American evergreen shrub or small tree (Kalmia latifolia) of the heath family with glossy leaves and umbels of rose-colored or white flowers
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Kalmia, commonly known as mountain laurel, is an evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of pink, white, or purple flowers.
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
The trail meanders over creeks, an old forest road, and blackberry brambles, following a ridge where mountain laurels bloom in the spring and visitors can find the steepest incline in the park.
Learn the history.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
During the spring, the park comes to life with beautiful wildflowers like mountain laurel.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
Color explodes in the spring, showcasing roses, azaleas, rhododendron, mountain laurel, plus flowering fruits, while fall ushers in varying hues of the changing season as well as the garden harvest.
—Judy Garrison, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2025
The trail meanders over creeks, an old forest road, and blackberry brambles, following a ridge where mountain laurels bloom in the spring and visitors can find the steepest incline in the park.
Learn the history.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
During the spring, the park comes to life with beautiful wildflowers like mountain laurel.
—Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
Color explodes in the spring, showcasing roses, azaleas, rhododendron, mountain laurel, plus flowering fruits, while fall ushers in varying hues of the changing season as well as the garden harvest.
—Judy Garrison, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Mountain laurel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20laurel. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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