laurels
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Laurus nobilis, an evergreen shrub having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
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A crown of laurel.
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(chiefly in the plural) Honor, distinction, fame.
“to win laurels; to crown with laurels”
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Any plant of the family Lauraceae.
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Any of various plants of other families that resemble laurels.
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An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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To decorate with laurel, especially with a laurel wreath.
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To enwreathe.
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To award top honours to.
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Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo.
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