English Explanatory Dictionary

laurel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
  2. A crown of laurel.
  3. Honor, distinction, fame.
  4. Any plant of the family Lauraceae.
  5. Any of various plants of other families that resemble laurels.
  6. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
verb
  1. To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.
  2. To enwreathe.
  3. To award top honours to.
noun
  1. Formerly, a participant aged sixteen or seventeen years old in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
name
  1. A female or male given name from English from the laurel plant.
  2. A surname from Spanish.
  3. A municipality of the Philippines; named for Miguel Laurel.
  4. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
  6. A ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California.
  7. A neighborhood of Oakland, California.
  8. A town in Delaware; named for the laurel bushes growing in the area.
  9. A census-designated place in Florida.
  10. A town in Indiana; named for the city in Maryland.
  11. A city in Iowa; named for the community in Ohio.
  12. A city in Maryland.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒɹ.əl/ /ˈlɔːɹ.əl/ /ˈlɔɹ.əl/ en-us-laurel.ogg

Word forms

laurel laurels laureling laurelling laureled laurelled

Etymology

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.

Related words

Laura lauraceous laureate Lauren Laurence laurestine Lauretta lauriferous laurustinus Laurel and Hardy Beehive Mia Maid

Derived words

Alexandrian laurel American laurel bat laurel bay laurel bog laurel California laurel camphor laurel cherry laurel Chilean laurel dog-laurel great laurel Grecian laurel ground laurel Laurel County laurel dodder laurel green laurel hell Laurel Hill laurel oak laurel rose laurel soap Laurel Springs laurel sumac laurel water laurel wreath Macleay laurel mountain laurel Mount Laurel New Zealand laurel Oregon laurel Portugal laurel Queensland laurel rest on one's laurels rose laurel sheep laurel sit on one's laurels spotted laurel spurge laurel spurge-laurel true laurel West Indian laurel
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