kalmiaEtymologyBorrowed from translingual Kalmia, from Swedish Kalm + translingual -ia, equivalent to Kalm + -ia.kalmia means Any plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nounAny plant in the taxonomic genus Kalmia.“Far in the dark old forest glades, / Where kalmias bloom around, / They had their place of youthful sport, / Their childhood's hunting-ground,— ...”