Definition of laurel

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Laurel (n.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay..

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Laurel :: Laurel (n.) An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel..
Bay :: Bay (n.) The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel..
Spoonworm :: Spoonwood (n.) The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).
Laureation :: Laureation (n.) The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an academic degree, or honorary title..
Laurel :: Laurel (n.) A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels..
Daphne :: Daphne (n.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into a laurel tree..
Laurel :: Laurel (n.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay..
Earn :: Earn (v. t.) To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good living; to earn honors or laurels..
Laureate :: Laureate (a.) Crowned, or decked, with laurel..
Lauric :: Lauric (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel (Laurus nobilis)..
Lauriferous :: Lauriferous (a.) Producing, or bringing, laurel..
Sweetwood :: Sweetwood (n.) The true laurel (Laurus nobilis..
Laurer :: Laurer (n.) Laurel.
Sprig :: Sprig (n.) A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley..
Bay :: Bay (n.) A berry, particularly of the laurel..
Laureate :: Laureate (n.) One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate.
Bay Tree :: Bay tree () A species of laurel. (Laurus nobilis).
Laureled :: Laureled (a.) Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate..
Lauraceous :: Lauraceous (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc..
Laureate :: Laureate (v. i.) To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in bestowing a degree at the English universities..
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