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Laurel (English coin) The Laurel, a skyscraper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US; Laurel station (disambiguation), stations of the name Dudley Spencer House, also known as Laurel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Laurel is a unisex given name. The name is of English origin from the Latin Lauras , referring to the laurel tree . Various names related to Laurel are Laura , Lauren , Lori , and Lorraine .
A laurel shrub Laurus nobilis in pot Laurus nobilis in bloom. The laurel is an evergreen shrub or small tree, variable in size and sometimes reaching 7–18 m (23–59 ft) tall. [4] The genus Laurus includes three accepted species, [6] whose diagnostic key characters often overlap. [7]
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born July 11, 1938) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian specializing in early America and the history of women, and a professor at Harvard University. [1] Her approach to history has been described as a tribute to "the silent work of ordinary people". [ 2 ]
Some of the essential oils are valued as fragrances, such as in the traditional laurel wreath of classical antiquity, or in cabinet making, where the fragrant woods are prized for making insect-repellant furniture chests. Some are valued in cooking, for example, bay leaves are a popular ingredient in European, American, and Asian cuisines.
English Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus; Grecian or bay laurel, Laurus nobilis; Great laurel, Rhododendron maximum; Hedge laurel, Pittosporum erioloma; Indian laurel (disambiguation) Japanese laurel, Aucuba japonica; Laurel clock vine, Thunbergia laurifolia; Laurel sumac, Malosma laurina; Mountain laurel (disambiguation), several plants; New ...
A Riverton man has received a 20-year prison term for fatally stabbing a man at a Mount Laurel hotel. Taylor Perkins, 30, was accused of killing 36-year-old Michael Jefferies of Mount Laurel ...
Prunus laurocerasus, also known as cherry laurel, common laurel and sometimes English laurel in North America, is an evergreen species of cherry , native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe, from Albania and Bulgaria east through Turkey to the Caucasus Mountains and northern Iran.