ledum palustre

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ledum palustre - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n.
     A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of
     Newfoundland.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

ledum palustre - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]