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   laurel cherry
         n 1: frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small
               tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy
               foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn:
               {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {Prunus laurocerasus}]
         2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
            [syn: {cherry laurel}, {laurel cherry}, {mock orange}, {wild
            orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]

English Dictionary: laurels by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laurel oak
n
  1. large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil
    Synonym(s): laurel oak, pin oak, Quercus laurifolia
  2. small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles
    Synonym(s): shingle oak, laurel oak, Quercus imbricaria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laurel sumac
n
  1. small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus
    Synonym(s): laurel sumac, Malosma laurina, Rhus laurina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
laurels
n
  1. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
    Synonym(s): award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
  2. the state of being honored
    Synonym(s): honor, honour, laurels
    Antonym(s): dishonor, dishonour
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of
      the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F.
      noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.)
      The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica
      fragrans}), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated
      elsewhere in the tropics.
  
      Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of
               a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white
               within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal
               valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which
               is mace The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the
               taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other
               species of {Myristica} yield nutmegs of inferior
               quality.
  
      {American}, {Calabash}, [or] {Jamaica}, {nutmeg}, the fruit
            of a tropical shrub ({Monodora Myristica}). It is about
            the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds
            imbedded in pulp.
  
      {Brazilian nutmeg}, the fruit of a lauraceous tree,
            {Cryptocarya moschata}.
  
      {California nutmeg}, tree of the Yew family ({Torreya
            Californica}), growing in the Western United States, and
            having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but
            is strongly impregnated with turpentine.
  
      {Clove nutmeg}, the {Ravensara aromatica}, a laura ceous tree
            of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the
            seed is acrid and caustic.
  
      {Jamaica nutmeg}. See American nutmeg (above).
  
      {Nutmeg bird} (Zo[94]l.), an Indian finch ({Munia
            punctularia}).
  
      {Nutmeg butter}, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by
            expression.
  
      {Nutmeg flower} (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb ({Nigella
            sativa}) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used
            medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and
            clothing.
  
      {Nutmeg liver} (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as
            the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes
            congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its
            lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a
            nutmeg.
  
      {Nutmeg melon} (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich
            flavor.
  
      {Nutmeg pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            pigeons of the genus {Myristicivora}, native of the East
            Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or
            cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.
  
      {Nutmeg wood} (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.
  
      {Peruvian nutmeg}, the aromatic seed of a South American tree
            ({Laurelia sempervirens}).
  
      {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia
            ({Atherosperma moschata}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Organic \Or*gan"ic\, a. [L. organicus, Gr. [?]: cf. F.
      organique.]
      1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or
            to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or
            containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and
            plants; exhibiting characters peculiar to living
            organisms; as, organic bodies, organic life, organic
            remains. Cf. {Inorganic}.
  
      2. Produced by the organs; as, organic pleasure. [R.]
  
      3. Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to
            a certain destined function or end. [R.]
  
                     Those organic arts which enable men to discourse and
                     write perspicuously.                           --Milton.
  
      4. Forming a whole composed of organs. Hence: Of or
            pertaining to a system of organs; inherent in, or
            resulting from, a certain organization; as, an organic
            government; his love of truth was not inculcated, but
            organic.
  
      5. Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of the large series of
            substances which, in nature or origin, are connected with
            vital processes, and include many substances of artificial
            production which may or may not occur in animals or
            plants; -- contrasted with {inorganic}.
  
      Note: The principles of organic and inorganic chemistry are
               identical; but the enormous number and the completeness
               of related series of organic compounds, together with
               their remarkable facility of exchange and substitution,
               offer an illustration of chemical reaction and homology
               not to be paralleled in inorganic chemistry.
  
      {Organic analysis} (Chem.), the analysis of organic
            compounds, concerned chiefly with the determination of
            carbon as carbon dioxide, hydrogen as water, oxygen as the
            difference between the sum of the others and 100 per cent,
            and nitrogen as free nitrogen, ammonia, or nitric oxide;
            -- formerly called ultimate analysis, in distinction from
            proximate analysis.
  
      {Organic chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.
  
      {Organic compounds}. (Chem.) See {Carbon compounds}, under
            {Carbon}.
  
      {Organic description of a curve} (Geom.), the description of
            a curve on a plane by means of instruments. --Brande & C.
  
      {Organic disease} (Med.), a disease attended with morbid
            changes in the structure of the organs of the body or in
            the composition of its fluids; -- opposed to {functional
            disease}.
  
      {Organic electricity}. See under {Electricity}.
  
      {Organic} {law [or] laws}, a law or system of laws, or
            declaration of principles fundamental to the existence and
            organization of a political or other association; a
            constitution.
  
      {Organic stricture} (Med.), a contraction of one of the
            natural passages of the body produced by structural
            changes in its walls, as distinguished from a spasmodic
            stricture, which is due to muscular contraction.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lawyerlike \Law"yer*like`\, Lawyerly \Law"yer*ly\, a.
      Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity.
      [bd]Lawyerly mooting of this point.[b8] --Milton.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Laurel County, KY (county, FIPS 125)
      Location: 37.11134 N, 84.12001 W
      Population (1990): 43438 (16923 housing units)
      Area: 1128.4 sq km (land), 20.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Laurel Springs, NC
      Zip code(s): 28644
   Laurel Springs, NJ (borough, FIPS 39210)
      Location: 39.82015 N, 75.00591 W
      Population (1990): 2341 (859 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 08021

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Lower Lake, CA (CDP, FIPS 44350)
      Location: 38.91120 N, 122.61026 W
      Population (1990): 1217 (628 housing units)
      Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 95457
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