"kalmia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kalmias [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Kalmia, from Swedish Kalm + translingual -ia, equivalent to Kalm + -ia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Kalmia}} translingual Kalmia, {{affix|en|Kalm|-ia|lang1=sv|lang2=mul}} Swedish Kalm + translingual -ia, {{affix|en|Kalm|-ia}} Kalm + -ia Head templates: {{en-noun}} kalmia (plural kalmias)
  1. Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia. Categories (lifeform): Heather family plants

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