Definition of Lauel
Lau"rel (?), n. [OE. lorel,
laurer, lorer, OF. lorier, laurier, F.
laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L.
laurus.] 1. (Bot.) 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 Apollo. At a later period, academic honors
were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and
tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of
commerce.
&fist; The name is extended to other plants which in some respect
resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor;
distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win
laurels.
3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so
called because the king's head on it was crowned with
laurel.
Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh
leaves of the cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
products carried over in the process.
American laurel, or Mountain
laurel, Kalmia latifolia. See under
Mountain. -- California laurel,
Umbellularia Californica. -- Cherry
laurel (in England called laurel). See under
Cherry. -- Great laurel, the
rosebay (Rhododendron maximum). -- Ground
laurel, trailing arbutus. -- New Zealand
laurel, Laurelia Novæ Zelandiæ.
-- Portugal laurel, the Prunus
Lusitanica. -- Rose laurel, the
oleander. See Oleander. -- Sheep
laurel, a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia,
smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and redder
flowers. -- Spurge laurel, Daphne
Laureola. -- West Indian laurel,
Prunus occidentalis.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
LAUREL, n. The laurus, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and
formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as
had influence at court. (Vide supra.)
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- 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 Apollo. At a later period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel.
- A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
- An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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