ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alexandrian laurel mean? 

• ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL (noun)
  The noun ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL has 1 sense:

1. East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia

  Familiarity information: ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALEXANDRIAN LAUREL (noun)

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Meaning:

East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alexandrian laurel; Calophyllum inophyllum

Hypernyms ("Alexandrian laurel" is a kind of...):

poon (any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood)

Holonyms ("Alexandrian laurel" is a member of...):

Calophyllum; genus Calophyllum (genus of tropical evergreen trees)