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Meaning of LAURUS

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves
 

LAURUS is a 6 letter word that starts with L.

 

 Synonyms: genus Laurus
 
 See Also: bay, bay laurel, bay tree, family Lauraceae, Lauraceae, laurel family, Laurus nobilis, magnoliid dicot genus, true laurel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.

 

 

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