Definition of Lauros
||Lau"rus (?), n. [L., laurel.]
(Bot.) A genus of trees including, according to modern
authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger
L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the
sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other
aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus
Laurus.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Botany): A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel Laurus nobilis, and the larger L. canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus. The placement of these continues to be disputed
[[Latin]]
- laurel
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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