单词 | great laurel |
释义 | great laurel in American English US a large, E American shrub (Rhododendron maximum) of the heath family, with thick, oblong, dark-green leaves and delicate, white or pinkish flowers that grow in cone-shaped clusters great laurel in American Englishnoun a tall shrub, Rhododendron maximum, of eastern North America, having rose-pink flowers Also called: great rhododendron, rosebay Word origin [1775–85, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cabriole, impact, interference, parachute, polyphonic |
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