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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family;

2. 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);
[syn: Laurel, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel]

3. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory;
[syn: laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay. Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below. [1913 Webster] 2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels. [1913 Webster] 3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel. [1913 Webster] Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other products carried over in the process. [1913 Webster] American laurel, or Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia; called also calico bush. See under Mountain. California laurel, Umbellularia Californica. Cherry laurel (in England called laurel). See under Cherry. Great laurel, the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum). Ground laurel, trailing arbutus. New Zealand laurel, the Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae]. Portugal laurel, the Prunus Lusitanica. Rose laurel, the oleander. See Oleander. Sheep laurel, a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and redder flowers. Spurge laurel, Daphne Laureola. West Indian laurel, Prunus occidentalis. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

laurel n 1: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family 2: 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) [syn: Laurel, Stan Laurel, Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel] 3: (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory [syn: laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

LAUREATE, adj. Crowned with leaves of the laurel. In England the Poet Laureate is an officer of the sovereign's court, acting as dancing skeleton at every royal feast and singing-mute at every royal funeral. Of all incumbents of that high office, Robert Southey had the most notable knack at drugging the Samson of public joy and cutting his hair to the quick; and he had an artistic color-sense which enabled him so to blacken a public grief as to give it the aspect of a national crime.
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

LAUREL, n. The _laurus_, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as had influence at court. (_Vide supra._)
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Laurel -- U.S. County in Kentucky Population (2000): 52715 Housing Units (2000): 22317 Land area (2000): 435.669543 sq. miles (1128.378888 sq. km) Water area (2000): 8.071303 sq. miles (20.904577 sq. km) Total area (2000): 443.740846 sq. miles (1149.283465 sq. km) Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21 Location: 37.106679 N, 84.083545 W Headwords: Laurel Laurel, KY Laurel County Laurel County, KY
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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. km) FIPS code: 42700 Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30 Location: 45.673986 N, 108.770893 W ZIP Codes (1990): 59044 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, MT Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska Population (2000): 986 Housing Units (2000): 466 Land area (2000): 0.919336 sq. miles (2.381069 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.919336 sq. miles (2.381069 sq. km) FIPS code: 26350 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 42.427966 N, 97.093053 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68745 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, NE Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1188 Housing Units (2000): 686 Land area (2000): 3.349193 sq. miles (8.674370 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.077970 sq. miles (0.201942 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.427163 sq. miles (8.876312 sq. km) FIPS code: 41465 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 40.976340 N, 72.549589 W ZIP Codes (1990): 11948 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, NY Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

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 code: 41310 Located within: Delaware (DE), FIPS 10 Location: 38.557091 N, 75.572789 W ZIP Codes (1990): 19956 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, DE Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 8393 Housing Units (2000): 5047 Land area (2000): 5.214527 sq. miles (13.505563 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.863505 sq. miles (2.236467 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.078032 sq. miles (15.742030 sq. km) FIPS code: 39600 Located within: Florida (FL), FIPS 12 Location: 27.141440 N, 82.462304 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, FL Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 579 Housing Units (2000): 220 Land area (2000): 0.237819 sq. miles (0.615948 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.237819 sq. miles (0.615948 sq. km) FIPS code: 42372 Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18 Location: 39.500936 N, 85.186895 W ZIP Codes (1990): 47024 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, IN Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 266 Housing Units (2000): 122 Land area (2000): 0.251721 sq. miles (0.651954 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.251721 sq. miles (0.651954 sq. km) FIPS code: 43680 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 41.883720 N, 92.922906 W ZIP Codes (1990): 50141 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, IA Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, MD -- U.S. city in Maryland Population (2000): 19960 Housing Units (2000): 9506 Land area (2000): 3.780148 sq. miles (9.790539 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.025777 sq. miles (0.066763 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.805925 sq. miles (9.857302 sq. km) FIPS code: 45900 Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24 Location: 39.098258 N, 76.859093 W ZIP Codes (1990): 20707 20723 20724 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, MD Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, VA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 14875 Housing Units (2000): 6522 Land area (2000): 5.481665 sq. miles (14.197447 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.019189 sq. miles (0.049700 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.500854 sq. miles (14.247147 sq. km) FIPS code: 44280 Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51 Location: 37.634012 N, 77.506661 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, VA Laurel
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Laurel, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 18393 Housing Units (2000): 7804 Land area (2000): 15.426026 sq. miles (39.953222 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.334144 sq. miles (0.865428 sq. km) Total area (2000): 15.760170 sq. miles (40.818650 sq. km) FIPS code: 39640 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 31.697412 N, 89.139315 W ZIP Codes (1990): 39440 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Laurel, MS Laurel