laurel
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- noun
- /ˈlɔːrəl/
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laurel
- In ancient Rome, generals were honored with a crown of laurel leaves after a victorious battle.
- mountain laurel
- laurel branch
- laurel leaves
Examples
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From that spot, they would be able to see the clump of laurel and the stream.
Fiction book (1994) -
Farther on, he saw yellow trout lily, and beyond that, a dense stand of mountain laurel with its perfect white blossoms.
Fiction book (2002) -
There was a large laurel tree at their home.
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One day, on my way home... ...a large laurel tree caught my eye.
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Would it have hurt us, I wonder, just to have gathered a few laurel leaves?
Academic text (2000) -
"I looked down at my plate, at the thin line of laurel leaves that swirled around the edge."
Fiction book (1991) -
And then we've got a Bay Laurel right here, which this one's called Little Ragu Sweet Bay.
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In the spring, colorful blossoms of mountain laurel and azalea set off by white outcroppings are a photographer's dream.
Academic text (2001) -
Arranged around Ninon were the plants that had been dragged from her room: myrtle, laurel, eucalyptus, cypress.
Fiction book (2001) -
The chef garnished the dish with fresh leaves from the laurel tree for added flavor.
Synonyms
A small evergreen tree from the Mediterranean with glossy fragrant leaves used to flavor food and for wreaths
A small evergreen tree with shiny leaves used to add flavor to food
A small evergreen tree with shiny scented leaves used in cooking and for making wreaths
A small group of evergreen trees and shrubs with fragrant leaves used as bay leaves for cooking
Compounds
A small evergreen tree with shiny scented leaves used in cooking and for making wreaths
A tree from the west coast of North America with strong-smelling leaves and hard wood
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
- US
A fast-growing evergreen bush with arching, interlaced branches and clusters of white flowers
A large tropical tree with many creamy white flowers and hard wood used for furniture
- Indian
A tree from southern India and Malaysia with glossy leaves and fragrant white flowers
An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and white or pink flowers that grows in North American woods
- Specialized
An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves, white flower clusters, and poisonous fruit
- Specialized
A small evergreen tree in the southern United States with glossy leaves and berries that are not edible
- Specialized
A family of flowering plants that includes trees like laurel, avocado, and cinnamon
- Specialized
A tree that grows in the southern United States with shiny leaves like a laurel
A coastal tree with scented leaves, small flower clusters, olive-like fruit and hard wood
- Specialized
A small bush with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals
- Australian
A tree that has leaves with a strong smell and gives hard wood for furniture
A small evergreen tree from the Mediterranean with glossy fragrant leaves used to flavor food and for wreaths
- Specialized
A small North American bush with narrow leaves and red flowers that is poisonous to young farm animals
- Specialized
A small poisonous bush with shiny thick leaves and small yellow-green flowers that grows in woods
Surface Forms
Etymology
Laurel comes from the Latin laurus, the name of the laurel or 'bay' tree. Think of the shiny, aromatic 'bay' leaves cooks use in soups — that is the laurel plant.