What part of speech is laurel?

Laurel can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. laurel is a noun, singular of laurels.

Inflections

Noun

What does laurel mean?

Definitions

Noun

laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
laurel - (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory
Laurel - United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)

Examples of laurel

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1. noun Do you know of a dish that has laurel leaves in it?
2. noun King Anius here, enwreath'd with laurel spray, / the priest of Phoebus meets us on the way; / with joy at once he recognised again / his friend Anchises of an earlier day. / And joining hands in fellowship, each fain / to show a friendly heart the palace-halls we gain.
Sentence  
noun
Do you know of a dish that has laurel leaves in it?
King Anius here, enwreath'd with laurel spray, / the priest of Phoebus meets us on the way; / with joy at once he recognised again / his friend Anchises of an earlier day. / And joining hands in fellowship, each fain / to show a friendly heart the palace-halls we gain.

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