laurel cherry
- noun
- /ˈlɔːrəl ˈʧɛri/
- Specialized
:
cerezo de laurel
- The laurel cherry is often used as a decorative hedge in gardens.
Examples
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Gardeners appreciate the glossy leaves and fragrant flowers of the laurel cherry.
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Birds are attracted to the fruit of the laurel cherry, even though it is toxic to humans.
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The laurel cherry tree blooms beautifully in spring.
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Many gardeners prefer laurel cherries for their glossy leaves.
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The laurel cherry is often used as a decorative hedge in gardens.
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Gardeners appreciate the glossy leaves and fragrant flowers of the laurel cherry.
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In the park, the laurel cherry tree provides shade and beauty during the summer.
Synonyms
A dense evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and white flowers used for hedges
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound name combines two concrete plant nouns so its referent is directly inferable: 'laurel' (an evergreen) + 'cherry' (a tree) yields a tree with laurel-like/evergreen characteristics. Plant-naming noun+noun compounds are cross-linguistically common and show no idiomatic shift here, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely understand the meaning.
Etymology
Laurel cherry comes from a simple picture: its shiny leaves look like laurel and its small fruits look like cherry. That's why the name helps you remember an evergreen shrub with glossy leaves and cherry-like berries.
