Laurel is a related term of laura.
As nouns the difference between laurel and laura
is that
laurel is an evergreen shrub, of the genus
laurus , having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils while
laura is (
roman catholic church ) a number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior.
laurel Noun
( en noun)
An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus , having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
A crown of laurel.
(figuratively, chiefly, in the plural) honor, distinction, fame.
- to win laurels'''; to crown with '''laurels .
An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel
Derived terms
* laurel water
* laurel wreath
* American laurel
* California laurel
* cherry laurel
* great laurel
* ground laurel
* mountain laurel
* New Zealand laurel
* Portugal laurel
* rose laurel
* sheep laurel
* spotted laurel
* spurge laurel
* West Indian laurel
* rest on one's laurels
Usage notes
* The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel.
See also
* Laurel and Hardy
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laura Alternative forms
* Lora (rare)
Proper noun
( en proper noun)
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* ~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
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