Laurus

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. 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.

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laurus
laurus, i (gen. laurūs, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 132; 14, 16, 19, § 112; Col. 6, 7, 3 codd.; abl. lauru, ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
laurus
laurus ī (abl.laurū and laurō, H., O.; plur, nom. and acc.laurūs, V., Ct., Tb.; voc.laurūs, O.), f ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary