noun
- a poisonous evergreen shrub with small pink or white flowers, toxic to sheep and other livestock
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The farmer warned hikers about the lambkill growing along the mountain trail.
- Sheep that graze in areas with lambkill can become seriously ill.
- The pink flowers of lambkill bloom in early summer.
- Rangers posted signs identifying the lambkill shrubs in the park.
- Livestock owners must be careful to keep animals away from lambkill.
- The botanist pointed out the narrow leaves characteristic of lambkill.