Prunus laurocerasus
- noun
- Specialized
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laurel cerezo
- The tall Prunus laurocerasus hedge provided privacy from the street.
Examples
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The fragrant white flowers of Prunus laurocerasus attract pollinators in the spring.
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Many gardeners choose Prunus laurocerasus for its glossy leaves.
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Gardeners often use Prunus laurocerasus in landscape designs for its dense foliage.
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The Prunus laurocerasus is commonly used for hedges.
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Gardeners often use Prunus laurocerasus in landscape designs for its dense foliage.
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The fragrant white flowers of Prunus laurocerasus attract pollinators in the spring.
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The tall Prunus laurocerasus hedge provided privacy from the street.
Synonyms
An evergreen shrub or small tree with glossy leaves, white flower clusters, and poisonous fruit
A bush or small evergreen tree with shiny leaves and white flowers used as a garden hedge
Surface Forms
Morphology
Prunus + laurocerasus
The binomial begins with Prunus, which a learner who knows that constituent would recognise as a genus of trees/shrubs, so at a general level one can infer it names a plant. However 'laurocerasus' is an obscure Latin/species epithet (not a transparent English word) and the detailed sense (an evergreen hedge shrub with specific flowers and oil) cannot be derived by a B1 learner from the parts, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Prunus laurocerasus is a Latin name made from Prunus and laurocerasus, words that mean 'cherry' and 'laurel'. The plant has shiny leaves like a laurel and small cherry-like fruits, so the name helps you picture the shrub.
