Laurel vs Victor - What's the difference?
laurel | victor |
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.
An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel
The winner in a fight or contest.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 23
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The letter V in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
As nouns the difference between laurel and victor
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 victor is the winner in a fight or contest.As proper nouns the difference between laurel and victor
is that laurel is {{given name|female|from=English}} from the plant {{term|laurel|lang=en}} while Victor is a given name derived from Latin.laurel
English
(wikipedia laurel)Noun
(en noun)- to win laurels'''; to crown with '''laurels .
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 laurelsUsage notes
* The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel.See also
* Laurel and HardyAnagrams
* ----victor
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions.}}
