kalmia /ˈkalmiə 
/ ▸ noun an evergreen leathery-leaved shrub of the heather family, bearing large clusters of pink or red flowers. It is native to North America and Cuba and widely grown as an ornamental. Genus Kalmia, family Ericaceae.
– ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Pehr Kalm (1716–1779), Swedish botanist.
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