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Labrador
Labˊra-dor′
,Noun.
A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland.
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.