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big laurel
noun
, South Midland U.S.
- the rhododendron.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of big laurel1
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences
It was a very dark night, and I was belated on the western ridge, near the Big Laurel ravine.
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Bob beat a precipitate retreat, and pitched me headlong into a big laurel hedge, near the gate.
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It was open, and inside, under the shelter of a big laurel, stood a woman with a basket.
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