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Noun: true laurel
  1. Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavouring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
    - bay, bay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis

Derived forms: true laurels

Type of: laurel

Part of: genus Laurus, Laurus

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