Definition of "laurel"
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An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
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A crown of laurel.
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Honor, distinction, fame.
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An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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