calfkill
noun
calf·kill
Definition of calfkill
-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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