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Meaning
Noun
●
Laurus nobilis, an
evergreen
shrub
having
aromatic
leaves
of a
lanceolate
shape
, with
clusters
of small,
yellowish
white
flowers
in their axils.
●
A
crown
of laurel.
●
Honor,
distinction
, fame.
●
In Botany & Laurel family plants:
Any
plant
of the family Lauraceae.
●
In Botany:
Any of various
plants
of other
families
that
resemble
laurels.
●
An English
gold coin
made in 1619, and so called because the
king's
head on
it was
crowned
with laurel.
●
In Mormonism:
Formerly a 16- to 17-year-old
participant
in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
Verb
●
In Headwear:
To
decorate
with
laurel
, especially with a
laurel
wreath.
●
To enwreathe.
●
To
award
top
honours
to.
Name
●
A
female
or
male
given name
from English from the
laurel
plant.
●
A
surname
from Spanish.
●
A
municipality
of the Philippines;
named
for Miguel Laurel.
●
A
neighbourhood
of Edmonton, Alberta.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
ghost town
in Santa Cruz County, California.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
neighborhood
of Oakland, California.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Delaware;
named
for the
laurel
bushes
growing
in the area.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
census-designated place
in Florida.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
town
in Indiana;
named
for the
city
in Maryland.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Iowa;
named
for the
community
in Ohio.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Maryland.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in and one of the two
county seats
of Jones County, Mississippi;
named
for the
laurel
thickets
in the area.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Montana;
named
for the
laurel
bushes
growing
in the area.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
city
in Nebraska;
named
for early
settler
Laura Martin.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
hamlet
in New York.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Ohio.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Oregon;
named
for the
trees
growing
in the area,
thought
to be
laurels
(later
identified
as madrones).
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Tennessee.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
census-designated place
in Virginia.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in Washington.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
An
unincorporated
community
in West Virginia.
●
A number of
places
in the United States:
A
river
flowing
from Lake, Kentucky into the Cumberland at Corbin, Kentucky.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
laurel
English
lorrer
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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