Labrador

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Labrador
       n : the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and
           Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava
           Peninsula in northeastern Canada