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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.
- Laurel - n. - A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
- Laurel - n. - An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
- Laureled - a. - Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.
- Laureled - a. - Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.
- Sassafras - n. - An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste.
- Laurus - n. - A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus.
- Sprig - n. - A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.
- Sweetwood - n. - The true laurel (Laurus nobilis.)
- 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.
- Spoonwood - n. - The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).