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Meaning of laurels

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

laurels

noun

Definitions

  1. Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.

  2. A crown of laurel.

  3. (chiefly in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame.

    Example: to win laurels; to crown with laurels

  4. Any plant of the family Lauraceae.

verb

Definitions

  1. To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.

  2. To enwreathe.

  3. To award top honours to.

noun

Definitions

  1. Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo.