Look up: Laurel

1. 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 ...
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2. Laurel
   (Spanish) bay leaf
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3. 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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4. 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 evergre...
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5. 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...
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6. laurel
   laurel wreath noun (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
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7. 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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8. laurel
   noun any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
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9. 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; -- calle...
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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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...
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14. 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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15. Laurel
    The laurel was a gold coin struck during the reign of James I in 1619. It was so called on account of the king's head being represented crowned with laurel.
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16. laurel
    Any of a group of European evergreen trees with glossy aromatic leaves, yellowish flowers, and black berries. The leaves of sweet bay or poet's laurel (L. nobilis) are used in cooking. Several species are cultivated worldwide. (Genus Laurus, family Lauraceae....
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17. laurel
    The leaves of the bay-tree used as a symbol of victory.
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18. Laurel
    (English coin) The `Laurel` was the third English gold coin with a value of twenty shillings or one pound produced during the reign of King James I. It was named after the laurel that the king is portrayed as wearing on his head, but it is considerably poorer in both quality and style than th...
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19. Laurel
    (Amtrak station) | line= | other= | platform= | tracks= | parking= | bicycle= | passengers=5,647--> | pass_year=2010 | pass_percent=5.2 | opened=1913 | rebuilt= | ADA= | code=LAU | owned= | zone= | services= --> The `Laurel Amtrak Station`, located in Crescent--> passenger train. The street a...
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20. Laurel
    (MARC station) | nrhp= --> | refnum = 73002165 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = Private --> --> `Laurel` is a historic passenger rail station on the MARC Camden Line in Laurel, Maryland, between Union Station in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore`s Camden Station.<ref ...
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