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laurel |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Laurel \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}. Note: 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. 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 Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae]}. {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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: laurel n : any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Laurel, DE (town, FIPS 41310) Location: 38.55496 N, 75.57307 W Population (1990): 3226 (1322 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 19956 Laurel, FL (CDP, FIPS 39600) Location: 27.14255 N, 82.46241 W Population (1990): 8245 (4827 housing units) Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water) Laurel, IA (city, FIPS 43680) Location: 41.88375 N, 92.92133 W Population (1990): 271 (116 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50141 Laurel, IN (town, FIPS 42372) Location: 39.50159 N, 85.18836 W Population (1990): 544 (218 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47024 Laurel, MD (city, FIPS 45900) Location: 39.09775 N, 76.85855 W Population (1990): 19438 (9049 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 20707, 20723, 20724 Laurel, MS (city, FIPS 39640) Location: 31.69369 N, 89.14466 W Population (1990): 18827 (8381 housing units) Area: 39.9 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39440 Laurel, MT (city, FIPS 42700) Location: 45.67403 N, 108.77171 W Population (1990): 5686 (2596 housing units) Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59044 Laurel, NE (city, FIPS 26350) Location: 42.42798 N, 97.09404 W Population (1990): 981 (462 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68745 Laurel, NY (CDP, FIPS 41465) Location: 40.97529 N, 72.55362 W Population (1990): 1094 (641 housing units) Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 11948 Laurel, VA (CDP, FIPS 44280) Location: 37.63387 N, 77.50695 W Population (1990): 13011 (5771 housing units) Area: 14.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: 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._)
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