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laurel

lau·rel

UK/ˈlɒɹ.əl/ US/ˈlɔːɹ.əl/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

2.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English laurer, laurel, from Anglo-Norman lorer, from Old French lorier, from Vulgar Latin *laurārius, from Latin laurus (“laurel”). Doublet of loureiro.

Phrases

  • Alexandrian laurel
  • American laurel
  • Azores laurel
  • bat laurel
  • bay laurel
  • bog laurel
  • California laurel
  • camphor laurel
  • Laurel and Hardy

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