Kalmia n. : A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also mountain laurel, ivy bush, lamb kill, calico bush, etc.

Example:
Can the Kalmia Latifolia (Mountain Laurel) make a good hedge?

Taxonomy
Kalmia, unranked, Kalmia angustifolia, free encyclopedia, Mountain-laurel, different species, Lambkill, family Ericaceae, foliage, sheep-laurel, kid, toxicity, Bog Kalmia, Bog-laurel, genus, search, Kingdom, North America.

Defination from the web:
Kalmia is named after the Finnish botanist Pehr Kalm, who collected it in eastern North America during the 18th Century. ... Kalmia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some lepidopteran species including Coleophora kalmiella which feeds exclusively on Kalmia. ...