SINCE 1828
calfkill
noun
calf·kill
plural -s
Definition of calfkill
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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