laurel
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[edit] English
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From Middle English lorrer, Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from lor, from Latin laurus (“laurel”).
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laurel (plural laurels)
- An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
- A crown of laurel.
- (figuratively) honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels, to crown with laurels.
- An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel
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evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus
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crown of laurel
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honor, distinction
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[edit] Usage notes
- The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel.
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Old French laurier, from Latin laurus (“laurel”).
[edit] Noun
laurel m. (plural laureles)
- (botany) laurel
