laurel
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1. (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | chaplet, coronal, garland, lei, wreath, |
definition | : | flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes (noun.artifact) |
domain category | : | antiquity, |
definition | : | the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (noun.time) |
domain region | : | ellas, greece, hellenic republic, |
definition | : | a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil (noun.location) |
2. United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | comedian, comic, |
definition | : | a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts (noun.person) |
member meronym | : | laurel and hardy, |
definition | : | United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together (noun.group) |
3. any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family (noun.plant)
hyponym | : | bay, bay laurel, bay tree, laurus nobilis, true laurel, |
definition | : | small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | sassafras, sassafras albidum, sassafras tree, |
definition | : | yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America (noun.plant) |
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