Definition for LAU'REL

LAU'REL, n. [L. laurus; It. lauro; Fr. laurier; Sp. laurel; Port. laureiro; W. llorwyz, llorwyzen, laurel wood, from the root of llawr, a floor, llor, that spreads; Dan. lawr-bær-tree; G. lorbeer, the laurel or bay-berry. Laur coincides in elements with flower, floreo.]

The English of Laurus, a genus of plants of several species. – Encyc.

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