Phrase Hound found 42 phrases and 6 compound words that contain laurel. The most common are listed below. Open laurel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 42
- Laurel and HardyAny duo who are so inept at practical tasks as to be humorous.
- laurel wreathA wreath, traditionally made of laurel, worn on the head as a symbol of victory.
- bay laurelLaurus nobilis (true laurel)
- Laurel CanyonA district of Los Angeles, California.
- sheep laurelA shrub of species Kalmia angustifolia, in the family Ericaceae, with pink flowers.
- Laurel CountyOne of 120 counties in Kentucky, United States. County seat: London.
- Laurel HillA number of places in the United States:
- Laurel SpringsA borough of Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
- Mount LaurelA township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, named for a hill covered in laurel trees.
- mountain laurelAny of species Kalmia latifolia of flowering evergreen shrubs, in the family Ericaceae, native to the eastern United States, all parts of which are toxic.
- Alexandrian laurelAn ornamental shrub of species Danae racemosa, in the asparagus family, with glossy leaf-like stems.
- great laurelRhododendron maximum, a species of rhododendron native to eastern North America.
- laurel greenA green-gray color, like that of a leaf of a laurel
- spurge-laurelA flowering plant of species Daphne laureola.
- camphor laurelA species of large, evergreen tree, Cinnamomum camphora, family Lauraceae, native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere where it can become invasive; the primary natural source of camphor.
- American laurelA flowering shrub, native to the eastern United States (Kalmia latifolia)
- bat laurelA Singaporean tree, Prunus polystachya.
- California laurelUmbellularia californica, a tree native to coastal forests of western North America.
- cherry laurelAn evergreen cherry in the section Prunus sect. Laurocerasus, some of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- ground laurelEpigaea repens, a low, spreading shrub found throughout eastern North America.
- laurel hellAn area where laurel (rhododendron) grows densely, hindering travel.
- laurel oakEither of two trees native to the southeastern United States: Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus laurifolia.
- laurel waterWater distilled from the fresh leaves of Prunus laurocerasus (cherry laurel), and containing prussic acid, a poison.
- Portugal laurelPrunus lusitanica
- Queensland laurelThe shrub or small tree Anopterus macleayanus, native to Queensland and New South Wales.
Compound words 6
- laurelwoodThe wood of the laurel.
- laurelshipSynonym of laureateship: The state, or office, of a laureate.
- laurelledsimple past and past participle of laurel
- laurellingpresent participle and gerund of laurel
- laurelingsplural of laureling: present participle and gerund of laurel
- laurelshipsplural of laurelship: The state, or office, of a laureate.