laurels
noun
Definitions
Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
A crown of laurel.
(chiefly in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame.
Example: to win laurels; to crown with laurels
Any plant of the family Lauraceae.
verb
Definitions
To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.
To enwreathe.
To award top honours to.
noun
Definitions
Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo.