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| 3 results for cherry laurel | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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[91] Zelandi[91]}. {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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the wood.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from M[82]doc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird cherry). 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}. {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar. {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C. cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. {Cherry pit}. (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. --Shak. (b) A cherry stone. {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper} {cherry snipe}. {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries. {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}. | |
