laurelnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈlɒr.əl/us/ˈlɔːr.əl/laurel noun [ C or U ] (TREE)
a small evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that has shiny leaves and small, black fruit
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Types of evergreen & coniferous tree
- bay
- box
- Christmas tree
- conifer
- cypress
- eucalyptus
- fir
- holly
- ironbark
- larch
- mallee
- monkey-puzzle
- palm
- pine
- redwood
- scribbly gum
- sequoia
- spruce
- yew
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laurel noun [ C or U ] (PRAISE)
laurels [ plural ] formal
praise for a person because of something they have done, usually in sport, the arts, or politics:
The actors are very good, but when all is considered the laurels must surely go to the director of the play.
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Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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