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Laurel-tree   Listen
noun
laurel-tree  n.  A small tree (Persea borbonia) of the Southern U. S. having dark red heartwood.
Synonyms: red bay, Persea borbonia.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Laurel-tree" Quotes from Famous Books



... the palace and its massive pile, Made dubious if of nature or of art, So wild and so uncouth; yet, all the while, Shaped to strange grace in every varying part. And groves adorned it, green in hue, and bright, As icicles about a laurel-tree; And danced about their twigs a wonderous light; Whence came that light so far beneath the sea? Zophiel looked up to know, and to his view The vault scarce seemed less vast than that of day; No rocky roof was seen; a tender blue Appeared, as of ...
— Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 • Various



Words linked to "Laurel-tree" :   genus Persea, laurel, red bay



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