Hypertext Webster Gateway: "laurus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Laurus \Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only
the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {L.
Canariensis} of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the
sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several
other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the
genus {Laurus}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Laurus
n : small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves [syn: {Laurus},
{genus Laurus}]
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