- calico tree
- [ʹkælıkəʋtri:]
кальмия (Kalmia latifolia)
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calico tree
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calico tree — noun Etymology: calico (II) : mountain laurel * * * calico bush, calico flower, or calico tree, = mountain laurel. (Cf. ↑mountain laurel) … Useful english dictionary
calico-tree — calˈico bush, calˈico flower or calˈico tree noun Kalmia • • • Main Entry: ↑calico … Useful english dictionary
calico bush — noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose colored flowers • Syn: ↑mountain laurel, ↑wood laurel, ↑American laurel, ↑Kalmia latifolia • Hypernyms: ↑kalmia * * * noun Etymo … Useful english dictionary
calico flower — noun Etymology: calico (II) 1. : mountain laurel 2. : a Brazilian vine (Aristolochia elegans) often cultivated for its brown purple beautifully veined flowers somewhat resembling a bent pitcher in shape 3. : five spot * * * … Useful english dictionary
calico bush — Mountain Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calico wood — noun Etymology: calico (II) 1. : the wood of the silver bell 2. : silver bell * * * calico wood, the silver bell tree of the southern United States, having a soft, compact, light brown wood … Useful english dictionary
calico bush — Laurel Lau rel, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier, laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({Laurus nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calico-bush — calˈico bush, calˈico flower or calˈico tree noun Kalmia • • • Main Entry: ↑calico … Useful english dictionary
calico-flower — calˈico bush, calˈico flower or calˈico tree noun Kalmia • • • Main Entry: ↑calico … Useful english dictionary
calico-wood — calˈico wood noun The snowdrop tree • • • Main Entry: ↑calico … Useful english dictionary
Strawberry tree — Strawberry Straw ber*ry, n. [AS. stre[ a]wberige; stre[ a]w straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of a red color, the fruit of a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
