calfkill

noun

calf·​kill

plural -s

1

: any of several plants whose foliage is poisonous to cattle: such as

a

: mountain laurel

b

: sheep laurel

c

: an evergreen shrub (Leucothoë catesbaei) of the southeastern U.S. cultivated for ornament

2

: velvet grass

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