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Meaning of laurel

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  laurel
      n 1: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
      2: United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played
         the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and
         Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) [syn: {Laurel},
         {Stan Laurel}, {Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel}]
      3: (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an
         emblem of victory [syn: {laurel}, {laurel wreath}, {bay
         wreath}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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