- 1. n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Source: opted
- 2. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. Labrador duck (Zoöl.), 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 (L. palustre and L. latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops. Source: webster
- 3. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north ofNewfoundland. Labrador duck (Zoöl.), a sea duck (CamtolaimusLabradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on thecoast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimenshaving been reported since 1878.-- Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite.-- Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of thegenus Ledum (L. palustre and L. latifolium), found in Northern Europeand America. They are used as tea in British America, and inScandinavia as a substitute for hops. Source: adambom
- 4. n. the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada Source: ecdict
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