As nouns the difference between laura and gaura
is that
laura is a number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior while
gaura is any of the genus {{taxlink|Gaura|genus|pedia=1}} of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, including many pedia=1s.
As a proper noun Laura
is {{given name|female|from=Latin}}.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
laura Alternative forms
* Lora (rare)
Proper noun
( en proper noun)
.
* ~1591 William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet : Act II, Scene IV:
- Now is he for the numbers that Petrarch flowed in; Laura to his lady was but a kitchen-wench; marry, she had a better love to be-rime her;
* 1960 Peter S. Beagle: A Fine And Private Place . Random House Publishing, 1982:The Fantasy Worlds of Peter Beagle. ISBN 0345300815 page 258:
- Laura was saying something. A mellifluous name, he thought. I wish she were far away, so I could call her.
Usage notes
* Also used as a feminine equivalent of Laurence.
Related terms
* Laurel, Lauren, Laurie, Loretta, Lori, Lorraine, Lauretta
Anagrams
*
----
|
gaura Noun
( en noun)
(botany) Any of the genus s.
* 1996 , Rayford Clayton Reddell, Full bloom: thoughts from an opinionated gardener (page 66)
- Blossoms that flower atop willowy weedy stems such as forget-me-nots, delphiniums, and gauras should be thought of as two-dayers; they don't draw water well or retain preservatives.
|
