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Ledum palustre
(gcide) | Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n.
A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of
Newfoundland.
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Labrador duck (Zool.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus
Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly
common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to
be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878.
Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite.
Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of
the genus Ledum (Ledum palustre and {Ledum
latifolium}), found in Northern Europe and America. They
are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as
a substitute for hops.
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ledum palustre
(wn) | Ledum palustre
n 1: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern
Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: wild rosemary, {marsh
tea}, Ledum palustre] |
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