| 单词 | portugal laurel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPortugal laurel Portugal laurel n. Cerasus Lusitanica.extracted from laureln.1Portugal laurel Portugal laurel n. a large evergreen shrub or small tree, Prunus lusitanica (family Rosaceae), native to the Iberian peninsula, the Azores, and south-west France, similar to the cherry laurel and often grown as an ornamental. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > prunus trees or shrubs > [noun] plumc1400 black plum1629 prunus1706 Portugal laurel1731 mock orange1766 wild orange1802 Versailles laurel1882 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Laurocerasus, Laurocerasus Lusitanica, minor Tourn. The Dwarf Portugal Laurel, call'd Asarero. 1839 P. J. Selby in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. 7. 191 The Portugal Laurel..was not..injured. 1914 W. J. Bean Trees & Shrubs Hardy in Brit. Isles II. 241 In all but the coldest parts of Great Britain the Portugal laurel is one of the handsomest and most effective of evergreens. 1993 Daily Tel. 13 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 5/2 So alike is Portugal laurel, Prunus lusitanica, to a citrus bush that one could easily take one for the other. < as lemmas |
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