laurel

laurel
laur|el [ˈlɔrəl US ˈlo:-, ˈla:-] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: lorier, from lor 'laurel', from Latin laurus]
1.) [U and C]
a small tree with smooth shiny dark green leaves that do not fall in winter
2.) rest/sit on your laurels
to be satisfied with what you have achieved and therefore stop trying to achieve anything new
3.) look to your laurels
to work hard in order not to lose the success that you have achieved
4.) laurels [plural]
honours that you receive for something you have achieved
▪ academic laurels

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Laurel — may refer to:BotanyLauraceae, the botanical laurel family, including: *Azores laurel (Laurus azorica) *Bay Laurel ( Laurus nobilis ), the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a food flavouring. *California Laurel (… …   Wikipedia

  • Laurel — ist Ortsname von: Philippinen: Laurel (Batangas) in der Provinz Batangas, Vereinigte Staaten: Laurel (Delaware) Laurel (Florida) Laurel (Indiana) Laurel (Iowa) Laurel (Kalifornien) Laurel (Maryland) Laurel (Mississippi) Laurel (Montana) Laurel… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Laurel — Laurel, MT U.S. city in Montana Population (2000): 6255 Housing Units (2000): 2647 Land area (2000): 1.884862 sq. miles (4.881769 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.884862 sq. miles (4.881769 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • 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} ({Laurus nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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} ({Laurus nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laurel — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Laurel désigne : Localités aux États Unis : Laurel (Delaware) Laurel (Floride) Laurel (Indiana) Laurel, une localité du comté de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Laurel — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Laurel puede referirse a: diferentes especies vegetales: Laurus nobilis, un árbol aromático, también llamado laurel común, laurel de cocina, laurel de olor, laurel europeo, laurel alemán; Laurus azorica,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • laurel — [lôr′əl] n. [ME laurer, lorel < OFr lorier < L laurus] 1. any of a genus (Laurus) of evergreen trees or shrubs of the laurel family, native to S Europe and widely cultivated in the U.S., with large, glossy, aromatic leaves, greenish yellow… …   English World dictionary

  • laurel — (Del prov. laurier). 1. m. Árbol siempre verde, de la familia de las Lauráceas, que crece hasta seis o siete metros de altura, con tronco liso, ramas levantadas, hojas coriáceas, persistentes, aromáticas, pecioladas, oblongas, lampiñas, de color… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • laurel — árbol de la familia de las Laureaceae, cuyas hojas y bayas se utilizan con fines medicinales y como condimento culinario. dibujo de herbario [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/l/la.htm#laurel] monografía [véase… …   Diccionario médico

  • Laurel, DE — U.S. town in Delaware Population (2000): 3668 Housing Units (2000): 1561 Land area (2000): 1.655273 sq. miles (4.287136 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.067223 sq. miles (0.174108 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.722496 sq. miles (4.461244 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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