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laurel

/ˈlɒɹ.əl/
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noun

  • Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
  • A crown of laurel.
  • (chiefly in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame.

    "to win laurels; to crown with laurels"

  • Any plant of the family Lauraceae.
  • Any of various plants of other families that resemble laurels.
  • An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.

verb

  • To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.
  • To enwreathe.
  • To award top honours to.

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