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Definition of Alexandrian laurel

1. Noun. East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alexandrian Laurel

Literary usage of Alexandrian laurel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Letters on the Elements of Botany: Addressed to a Lady by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Martyn (1787)
"... they are naked: a fourth * flowers from the margin of the leaves: and the Alexandrian laurel*, ..."

2. Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working by Gertrude Jekyll (1904)
"... early in the century—Collecting fallen leaves—Preparing grubbing tools—Butcher's Broom—Alexandrian laurel—Hollies and Birches—A lesson in planting. ..."

3. A Residence at Constantinople: During a Period Including the Commencement by Robert Walsh (1836)
"Alexandrian laurel.—Decrease of Euxine.—Historic Evidence.—Cause of it.—Volcanic rupture of Bosphorus.—Inundations.— Awful impressions of place. ..."

4. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and by Philip Miller (1754)
"Narrow- leav'd Butchers-broom, or Alexandrian laurel, with the Fruit growing on the Leaves. 3. ... Broad leav'd Alexandrian laurel. with ..."

5. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics: Embracing the Myths, Traditions by Richard Folkard (1884)
"Paris (called in Homer, Alexander) was crowned with Alexandrian laurel (Ruscus racemosus), as victor in the public games, whence its names in Apuleius, ..."

6. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1735)
"Broad-lcav't) Butchers-Broom or Alexandrian laurel, with the Fruit growing on the Leaves. ... Broad-leav'd Alexandrian laurel, with the Fruit growing upon ..."

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