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   Laurel and Hardy
         n 1: United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films
               together

English Dictionary: lower limit by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lower limit
n
  1. the smallest possible quantity [syn: minimum, {lower limit}]
    Antonym(s): maximum, upper limit
  2. the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
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[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]:
   Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,
      sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
      saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]
      (Bot.)
      An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras
      officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an
      aromatic smell and taste.
  
      {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})
            with aromatic bark and leaves.
  
      {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia
            sempervirens}).
  
      {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Nov[91]
            Zelandi[91]}).
  
      {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.
  
      {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See
            {Magnolia}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Laurel Mountain, PA (borough, FIPS 41834)
      Location: 40.21135 N, 79.18482 W
      Population (1990): 195 (115 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lower Allen, PA (CDP, FIPS 44824)
      Location: 40.22633 N, 76.90072 W
      Population (1990): 6329 (2921 housing units)
      Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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