Lexic.us

Definition of Laurus nobilis

1. Noun. Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laurus Nobilis

Literary usage of Laurus nobilis

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

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The bay-tree or laurel of the ancients (laurus nobilis L., order Laura- cea) is still grown in the Levant. It should not be confused with Myrica acris ..."

2. Plants of the Holy Land: With Their Fruits and Flowers, Beautifully by Henry Stafford Osborn (1861)
"laurus nobilis. (Oleander.) Nerium. E green bay attains the height of a small tree or large shrub, with healthy-looking, dark-green leaves. f' It is not ..."

3. London Trees: Being an Account of the Trees that Succeed in London, with a by Angus Duncan Webster (1920)
"Bay Tree (laurus nobilis) MANY persons are under the impression that the Sweet Bay Tree is peculiarly suited for smoky localities, the idea being fostered ..."

4. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"... are mucilaginous, and have a. pleasant odour of cinnamon, but the bark is odourless. laurus nobilis, Linn., Zorn Ic., 52; ..."

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