Laurel

Laurel

Laurel may refer to:

Botany

Lauraceae, the botanical laurel family, including:
*Azores laurel (Laurus azorica)
*Bay Laurel ("Laurus nobilis"), the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a food flavouring.
*California Laurel ("Umbellularia californica"), a related tree or large shrub.
*Camphor Laurel ("Cinnamomum camphora"), a natural source of camphor.
*True Cinnamon or Ceylon Cinnamon "Cinnamomum verum", the inner bark of which is used as the spice cinnamon.

Other unrelated plants:
*Cherry laurel ("Prunus laurocerasus"), an evergreen cherry, often called just laurel in gardens.
*Great laurel ("Rhododendron maximum"), another shrub of the Appalachian mountains.
*Indian laurel, certain species of fig trees or banyans.
*Laurel sumac ("Malosma laurina"), an aromatic, evergreen shrub of the southern California and Baja California coastlands.
*Mountain laurel ("Kalmia latifolia"), an evergreen shrub of the eastern United States highlands.
*New Zealand laurel ("Corynocarpus laevigatus"), former name for Karaka tree.
*Portugal laurel ("Prunus lusitanica"), also an evergreen cherry.
*"Spotted laurel" refers to the variegata cultivar of the Aucuba "Aucuba japonica".

People

;Given name
*A Laurel (LDS Church), a 16–18 year-old participant in the Young Women's program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*Laurel Aitken (1927–2005), nicknamed the "Godfather of Ska"
*Laurel Clark (1961–2003), astronaut and doctor who flew on the last flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia
*Laurel Holloman, actress;Surname
*José P. Laurel (1891–1959), former President of the Philippines
*Stan Laurel (1890–1965), half of the comic duo of "Laurel and Hardy"

Places

In Costa Rica:
*Laurel, Costa Rica

In the Philippines:
*Laurel, Batangas

In the United States:
*Laurel, Oakland, California
*Laurel, Delaware
*Laurel, Florida
*Laurel, Indiana
*Laurel, Iowa
*Laurel, Maryland
*Laurel, Mississippi
*Laurel, Montana
*Laurel, Nebraska
*Laurel, New York
*Laurel, North Carolina
*Laurel, Oregon, a rural community between Hillsboro and Newberg
*Laurel, Tennessee
*Laurel, Virginia
*Laurel, Washington
*Laurel County, Kentucky
*Laurelton, Queens, a neighborhood in New York City

Other

*Laurel (band), a Canadian rock band
*Laurel (English coin)
*Laurel Films, a Beijing independent film production company
*Laurel wreath
*Nissan Laurel, a mid-size luxury sedan


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  • Laurel — Laurel, MT U.S. city in Montana Population (2000): 6255 Housing Units (2000): 2647 Land area (2000): 1.884862 sq. miles (4.881769 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.884862 sq. miles (4.881769 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Laurel — Lau rel, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier, laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({Laurus nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • laurel — Lau rel, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier, laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({Laurus nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laurel — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Laurel désigne : Localités aux États Unis : Laurel (Delaware) Laurel (Floride) Laurel (Indiana) Laurel, une localité du comté de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Laurel — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término Laurel puede referirse a: diferentes especies vegetales: Laurus nobilis, un árbol aromático, también llamado laurel común, laurel de cocina, laurel de olor, laurel europeo, laurel alemán; Laurus azorica,… …   Wikipedia Español

  • laurel — [lôr′əl] n. [ME laurer, lorel < OFr lorier < L laurus] 1. any of a genus (Laurus) of evergreen trees or shrubs of the laurel family, native to S Europe and widely cultivated in the U.S., with large, glossy, aromatic leaves, greenish yellow… …   English World dictionary

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  • Laurel, DE — U.S. town in Delaware Population (2000): 3668 Housing Units (2000): 1561 Land area (2000): 1.655273 sq. miles (4.287136 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.067223 sq. miles (0.174108 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.722496 sq. miles (4.461244 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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