LAURUS NOBILIS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Laurus nobilis mean? • LAURUS NOBILIS (noun)
The noun LAURUS NOBILIS has 1 sense:
1. small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
Familiarity information: LAURUS NOBILIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LAURUS NOBILIS (noun)
Meaning:
Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
bay laurel; bay tree; Laurus nobilis; true laurel; bay
Hypernyms ("Laurus nobilis" is a kind of...):
laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)
Meronyms (parts of "Laurus nobilis"):
bay leaf (dried leaf of the bay laurel)
Holonyms ("Laurus nobilis" is a member of...):
genus Laurus; Laurus (small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves)
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