'Cherry laurel' definitions:

Definition of 'cherry laurel'

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noun
Frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil [syn: cherry laurel, laurel cherry, Prunus laurocerasus]
noun
Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, wild orange, Prunus caroliniana]

Definition of 'Cherry laurel'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Cherry laurel'

From: GCIDE
  • Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn, from the hardness of the wood.]
  • 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus Prunus (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from M['e]doc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, Prunus serotina (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; Prunus Virginiana (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; Prunus avium and Prunus Padus, European trees (bird cherry). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. [1913 Webster]
  • Barbadoes cherry. See under Barbadoes.
  • Cherry bird (Zool.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries.
  • Cherry bounce, cherry brandy and sugar.
  • Cherry brandy, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
  • Cherry laurel (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
  • Cherry pepper (Bot.), a species of Capsicum ({Capsicum cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit.
  • Cherry pit. (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. --Shak. (b) A cherry stone.
  • Cherry rum, rum in which cherries have been steeped.
  • Cherry sucker (Zool.), the European spotted flycatcher (Musicapa grisola); -- called also cherry chopper cherry snipe.
  • Cherry tree, a tree that bears cherries.
  • Ground cherry, Winter cherry, See Alkekengi. [1913 Webster]

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