| English Dictionary |
AMERICAN LAUREL
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does American laurel mean?
• AMERICAN LAUREL (noun)
The noun AMERICAN LAUREL has 1 sense:
1. a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
Familiarity information: AMERICAN LAUREL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
American laurel; calico bush; Kalmia latifolia; mountain laurel; wood laurel
Hypernyms ("American laurel" is a kind of...):
kalmia (any plant of the genus Kalmia)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Only two things in life are certain; death and taxes." (English proverb)
"A good man does not take what belongs to someone else." (Native American proverb, Pueblo)
"Stinginess demeans the value of man." (Arabic proverb)
"Using a cannon to shoot a mosquito." (Dutch proverb)
"A good man does not take what belongs to someone else." (Native American proverb, Pueblo)
"Stinginess demeans the value of man." (Arabic proverb)
"Using a cannon to shoot a mosquito." (Dutch proverb)