Look up: Laurel

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   Laurel
   (Laurus) This slow growing, evergreen tree is often grown as a shrub; it is commonly called Bay, Bay Laurel, and Sweet Laurel. Bay can live as a woody houseplant for many years. It is a native of the Mediterranean region and isn't hardy in the North. Its shiny, dark green, fragrant leaves were once twined into wreaths by the ancient Romans and Greeks and were used to crown the champions in their sports and wars. This tree may grow 30 feet or more high, where temperatures stay above 20 degrees in...
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   Laurel
   Laurel is a town in Sussex County Delaware, USA Laurel is a city in Marshall County Iowa, USA Laurel is a township in Franklin County Indiana, USA Laurel is a town in Franklin County Indiana, USA Laurel is a CDP in Henrico County Virginia, USA Laurel is a township in Hocking County Ohio, USA Laurel is a CDP in Suffolk County New York, USA Laurel is a city in Cedar County Nebraska, USA Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County Montana, USA Laurel is a city in Jones County Mississippi, USA Laurel is ...
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   Laurel
   (Spanish) bay leaf
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   Laurel
   [n] - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family 2. [n] - 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)
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   Laurel
   Lau'rel noun [ Middle English lorel , laurer , lorer , Old French lorier , laurier , French laurier , (assumed) Late Latin Laurarius , from Latin laurus .] 1. (Botany) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus ( Latin nobilis ), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white ...
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   laurel
   1. <botany> 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. ... The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victor in the games of ...
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   laurel
   laurel wreath noun (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
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   Laurel
   Stan Laurel 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)
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   laurel
   noun any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
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    Laurel
    • (n.) An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king`s head on it was crowned with 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. • (n.) A crown of laurel; h...
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    Laurel
    city, Prince George`s county, central Maryland, U.S., on the Patuxent River midway between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The land was patented to ...
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    Laurel
    city, coseat (1906) with Ellisville of Jones county, southeastern Mississippi, U.S., on Tallahala Creek, about 30 miles (50 km) northeast of ...
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    laurel
    any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Laurus within the family Lauraceae; the name is chiefly applied to L. nobilis (also ... [1 related articles]
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    Laurel
    Laurel is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Crowned with Laurel ` Where is it used? The name Laurel is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Lavra ( In Slovene) Lore ( In German) Lora ( In German) Laure ( In French) Lorraine ( In English) Laurelle ( In English) Lorelle ( In English) Llora ( In Catalan) See also In Italian: La
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    laurel
    laurel, common name for the Lauraceae, a family of forest trees and shrubs found mainly in tropical SE Asia but also abundant in tropical America. Most have aromatic bark and foliage and are evergreen; deciduous species are usually those that extend into temperate zones. The plants are important for...
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