cherry laurel
Also called English laurel. a rosaceous evergreen shrub or small tree, Prunus laurocerasus, of Eurasia, having clusters of white flowers and dark purple fruit.
Origin of cherry laurel
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How to use cherry laurel in a sentence
Equal parts of glycerin, soft soap, and cherry-laurel water, mixed together.
Fresh leaves of the common or cherry-laurel (Cerasus Lauro-cerasus).
The aqua laurocerasi, or cherry laurel water, is now standardized to contain 0.1% of hydrocyanic acid.
Laurel would doubtless refer to the leaves of the cherry laurel, which, infused with wine, was an old digestive tonic.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy | Charles John Samuel ThompsonOf the cherry laurel again there is far too much in gardens.
Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens | Ernest Thomas Cook
British Dictionary definitions for cherry laurel
a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits
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