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    LAUREL CHERRY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    cherry laurel; laurel cherry; mock orange; Prunus caroliniana; wild orange

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("laurel cherry" is a kind of...):

    angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

    Holonyms ("laurel cherry" is a member of...):

    genus Prunus; Prunus (a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oilplay

    Synonyms:

    cherry laurel; laurel cherry; Prunus laurocerasus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("laurel cherry" is a kind of...):

    bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

    Holonyms ("laurel cherry" is a member of...):

    genus Prunus; Prunus (a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions)

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