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laurels

 
Noun laurel has 3 senses
  1. laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
    --1 is a kind of
    symbol; angiospermous tree, flowering tree; symbol; angiospermous tree, flowering tree
    --1 is a member of Lauraceae, family Lauraceae, laurel family
    --1 has particulars:
     trophy, prize; aliyah; academic degree, degree; pennant, crown; cachet, seal, seal of approval; citation, commendation; mention, honorable mention; letter, varsity letter; decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon; trophy; Emmy; Nobel prize; Academy Award, Oscar; Prix de Rome; Prix Goncourt; laurel; true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis; camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora; cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cassia, cassia-bark tree, Cinnamomum cassia; Saigon cinnamon, Cinnamomum loureirii; laurel-tree, red bay, Persea borbonia; sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum; California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica; award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels; trophy, prize; aliyah; academic degree, degree; pennant, crown; cachet, seal, seal of approval; citation, commendation; mention, honorable mention; letter, varsity letter; decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon; trophy; Emmy; Nobel prize; Academy Award, Oscar; Prix de Rome; Prix Goncourt; laurel; true laurel, bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis; camphor tree, Cinnamomum camphora; cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon, Ceylon cinnamon tree, Cinnamomum zeylanicum; cassia, cassia-bark tree, Cinnamomum cassia; Saigon cinnamon, Cinnamomum loureirii; laurel-tree, red bay, Persea borbonia; sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum; California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica
  2. Laurel, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel - United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
    --2 is a kind of standing; comedian, comic; standing; comedian, comic
    --2 is a member of Laurel and Hardy
    --2 has particulars:
     glory, glorification; fame, celebrity, renown; esteem, regard, respect; repute, reputation; 1 of 2 senses of laurel ; honor, honour, laurels; glory, glorification; fame, celebrity, renown; esteem, regard, respect; repute, reputation; 1 of 2 senses of laurel
  3. laurels, laurel wreath, bay wreath - (antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
    --3 is a kind of wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei; wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet, lei
laurel cherry laurel family laurel oak laurel sumac laurel willow laurel wreath laureled laurelled laurels laurelwood lauren laurence laurence olivier laurence stephen lowry laurence sterne laurens laurent

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