Sheepkill

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

  Lambkill \Lamb"kill`\, n. (Bot.)
     A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}),
     resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and
     small red flowers; -- called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill},
     {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and
     other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and


     they cannot find other food.
  
     Syn: sheep laurel, pig laurel, {Kalmia angustifolia}.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]