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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lamb·kill /ˈlæmˌkɪl/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lamb·kill n. Bot. A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia), resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and they cannot find other food.
 Syn: -- sheep laurel, pig laurel, Kalmia angustifolia.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lambkill
      n : North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but
          having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous
          to young stock [syn: sheep laurel, pig laurel, Kalmia
          angustifolia]