laurel : Idioms & Phrases

• noun East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia
  Calophyllum inophyllum.
  

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• noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
  American laurel; Kalmia latifolia; mountain laurel; calico bush.
  

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• Kalmia latifolia. See under Mountain.

Webster 1913

• noun United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
  Laurel; Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel.
  

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• noun small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
  bay tree; Laurus nobilis; bay laurel; bay.
  

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• noun laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
  Kalmia polifolia; bog kalmia; bog laurel.
  

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• noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
  California olive; pepperwood; Umbellularia californica; California bay tree; California laurel; Oregon myrtle; mountain laurel; spice tree.
  

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• Umbellularia Californica.

Webster 1913

• noun frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
  cherry laurel; Prunus laurocerasus.
  
• noun small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
  cherry laurel; mock orange; wild orange; Prunus caroliniana.
  

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• (Bot.), an evergren shrub (Prunus Lauro-cerasus) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.

Webster 1913

• noun fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
  Leucothoe editorum; Leucothoe fontanesiana; switch-ivy; dog hobble.
  

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• noun large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood
  princewood; Cordia alliodora; salmwood; cypre; Spanish elm.
  

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• the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum).

Webster 1913

• (Bot.). See Trailing arbutus, under Arbutus.
• trailing arbutus.

Webster 1913

• noun United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together
  

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• noun frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
  cherry laurel; Prunus laurocerasus.
  
• noun small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
  cherry laurel; mock orange; wild orange; Prunus caroliniana.
  

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• noun a family of Lauraceae
  Lauraceae; family Lauraceae.
  

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• noun large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil
  pin oak; Quercus laurifolia.
  
• noun small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles
  Quercus imbricaria; shingle oak.
  

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• noun small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus
  Rhus laurina; Malosma laurina.
  

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• water distilled from the fresh leaves of the cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other products carried over in the process.

Webster 1913

• noun European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States
  Salix pentandra; bay willow.
  

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• noun an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
  decoration; palm; medallion; medal; ribbon.
  
• noun (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
  bay wreath; laurel.
  

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• noun small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood
  red bay; Persea borbonia.
  

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• noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
  American laurel; Kalmia latifolia; mountain laurel; calico bush.
  
• noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
  California olive; pepperwood; Umbellularia californica; California bay tree; California laurel; Oregon myrtle; mountain laurel; spice tree.
  

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• (Bot.), an American shrub (Kalmia latifolia) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and calico bush. See Kalmia.

Webster 1913

• Laurelia Novæ Zelandiæ.

Webster 1913

• noun North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock
  lambkill; pig laurel; Kalmia angustifolia.
  

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• the Prunus Lusitanica.

Webster 1913

• the oleander. See Oleander.

Webster 1913

• noun Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
  California olive; pepperwood; Umbellularia californica; California bay tree; California laurel; Oregon myrtle; mountain laurel; spice tree.
  

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• noun North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock
  lambkill; pig laurel; Kalmia angustifolia.
  

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• a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and redder flowers.
• (Bot.), a small North American shrub (Kalmia angustifolia) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs.

Webster 1913

• noun bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers
  Daphne laureola; spurge laurel.
  

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• a European shrub (Daphne Laureola) with oblong evergreen leaves.
• Daphne Laureola.

Webster 1913

• noun United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
  Laurel; Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel.
  

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• noun laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath
  Kalmia polifolia; bog kalmia; bog laurel.
  
• noun shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States
  sweet bay; swamp bay; Magnolia virginiana.
  

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• (Bot.), a shrub (Kalmia glauca) having small leaves with the lower surface glaucous.

Webster 1913

• noun small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
  bay tree; Laurus nobilis; bay laurel; bay.
  

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• Prunus occidentalis.

Webster 1913

• noun bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers
  Daphne laureola; spurge laurel.
  
• noun a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
  American laurel; Kalmia latifolia; mountain laurel; calico bush.
  

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• (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub (Daphne Laureola).

Webster 1913