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Definition of American laurel
1. Noun. A North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers.
Definition of American laurel
1. Noun. A flowering shrub, native to the eastern United States. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Laurel
Literary usage of American laurel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theatre, the Drama, the Girls by George Jean Nathan (1921)
"§43 The American laurel.—Of all the countless English, Spanish, French and Belgian
men of letters who lately invaded this friendly Power, ..."
2. Trees and Tree-planting by James Sanks Brisbin (1888)
"The American laurel.—Density of its Growth.—Its Resemblance to the Box. ...
THE American laurel. Tins shrub grows in such thick and unwieldy masses that it ..."
3. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan (1917)
"... crawl to meet their death, the blossom's true benefactors would find little
refreshment left. Mountain or American laurel; Calico Bush; Spoon- wood; ..."
4. The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research by American Society for Psychical Research (1908)
"The only international sentiment that was shown in any way was in the Tavern Club
wreath which, as I write you, was made of English ivy and American laurel. ..."
5. The New Jersey Scrap Book of Women Writers by New Jersey Board of Women Managers of the Exhibits of the State of New Jersey, World's Columbian Exposition (1893)
"Since the lay of the first minstrel was heard in the land, history and poetry
have crowned the brows of her heroes with laurel, but not our American laurel. ..."
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