Laurel

n.	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.
	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 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 Novæ Zelandiæ. 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.

Noun	1.	laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
	2.	Laurel - United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) Synonyms: Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel, Stan Laurel

To see laurel in your dream, signifies forthcoming success and prestige. Love will also enter your life. To dream that you put a wreath of laurel on your lover's head, denotes that your lover will be an honest and faithful partner.angiospermous tree, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, camphor tree, cassia, cassia-bark tree, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum camphora, Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum loureirii, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, cinnamon, family Lauraceae, flowering tree, Lauraceae, laurel family, laurel-tree, Laurus nobilis, mountain laurel, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, Persea borbonia, red bay, Saigon cinnamon, sassafras, Sassafras albidum, sassafras laurel, sassafras tree, spice tree, true laurel, Umbellularia californica

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