noun
1.An aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countries.
‘Their adaptive radiation occurred in the Eocene when palms, figs, lipid-rich laurels, and other extant families were prominent.’
‘From its subterranean source, the Wekiva meanders slow and clear past waving sawgrasses and under a moss-draped canopy of oak and laurel and longleaf pine.’
2.Any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves.
‘The sweeping drive of the Coach Road to Milnerfield were planted with laurel, yew and holly, still surviving today.’
‘We found the netting, and added a cluster of potted hebes and one further laurel to our plant collection, along with three huge plastic sacks of compost and mulch.’
3.Honour or praise awarded for an achievement.
‘she has rightly won laurels for this brilliantly perceptive first novel’
‘Over the years, he has won several laurels competing in international events in Japan, Australia, and the United States.’
4.The foliage of the bay tree woven into a wreath or crown and worn on the head as an emblem of victory or mark of honour in classical times.
‘the bust depicts the president wearing Roman laurels, armour, and a cloak’
‘Mansell became only the seventh Briton to wear the champion’s laurels’
verb
1.Bestow an award or praise on (someone) in recognition of an achievement.
‘she will be laurelled alongside politicians, historians, and other actors’
‘one of science fiction’s most laurelled writers’
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noun
‘Their adaptive radiation occurred in the Eocene when palms, figs, lipid-rich laurels, and other extant families were prominent.’
