Laurus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laurus \Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)
     A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only
     the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {Laurus
     Canariensis} of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the
     sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several
     other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the


     genus {Laurus}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Laurus
       n : small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves [syn: {genus
           Laurus}]