Lauraceous

//ˌlɔɹˈeɪ.ʃəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including laurel, sassafras, cinnamon, true camphor, etc.

Etymology

From Lauraceae, from Latin laurus (“laurel”).

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