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Definition: Prunus occidentalis
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 (
Laurus 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.
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Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
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2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
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3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
products carried over in the process.
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American laurel, or
Mountain laurel,
Kalmia latifolia;
called also
calico bush. 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, the
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.
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Prune
\Prune\, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See
Plum.]
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or
Turkish prunes; California prunes.
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German prune (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval
shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving,
either dried or in sirup.
Prune tree. (Bot.)
(a) A tree of the genus
Prunus (
Prunus domestica), which
produces prunes.
(b) The West Indian tree,
Prunus occidentalis.
South African prune (Bot.), the edible fruit of a
sapindaceous tree (
Pappea Capensis).
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