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A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. It was also later made from spineless butcher's broom (Ruscus hypoglossum) or cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). It is worn as a chaplet around the head, or as a garland around the neck.
The laurel leaves in the right side of the coat of arms of Kaskinen The laurel leaves in the coat of arms of Kaskinen , Finland ( Swedish : Kaskö ) may have been meant to refer to local flowering, but its origin may also be in the name of the family Bladh ( Swedish : blad ; 'leaf'); two members of the family – a father and a son – acquired ...
Laurel wreaths from the bay laurel tree Laurus nobilis were worn by triumphatores – victorious generals celebrating a Roman triumph. Generals awarded a lesser celebration ritual, the ovation (Latin: ovatio) wore wreaths of myrtle (Myrtus communis). [20] Wreaths (Latin: coronae, lit. 'crowns') were awarded as military awards and decorations.
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First appearing on the cover of the January 1881 issue of Zion's Watch Tower, [10] the cross and crown were surrounded by a wreath of laurel leaves, and the symbol was also used on lapel pins, buttons (metal and celluloid) and pendants of various designs. However, not all of its uses by the I.B.S.A. included the wreath of laurel leaves.
Cassytha filiformis Leaves of Cinnamomum tamala - (malabathrum or tejpat) Lindera triloba leaves. Lauraceae, or the laurels, is a plant family that includes the true laurel and its closest relatives. This family comprises about 2850 known species in about 45 genera worldwide. [4]
Laurus (/ ˈ l ɔː r ə s /) [2] is a genus of evergreen trees or shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus contains three or more species, [ 3 ] including the bay laurel or sweet bay, L. nobilis , widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and a culinary herb.
The Crown of Immortality, held by the allegorical figure Eterna (Eternity) on the Swedish House of Knights fresco by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. The Crown of Immortality is a literary and religious metaphor traditionally represented in art first as a laurel wreath and later as a symbolic circle of stars (often a crown, tiara, halo or aureola).