'Lauraceous' definitions:

Definition of 'Lauraceous'

From: GCIDE
  • Lauraceous \Lau*ra"ceous\, a. [From Laurus.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Laurace[ae]) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc. [1913 Webster]