Today's Word "Laurel"
Published in Vocabulary
laurel \LA-rehl\ (noun) - 1 : Several types of plants, including a Mediterranean evergreen (Laurus nobilis), whose aromatic leaves are called "bay leaves" and used for seasoning, and shrubs such as the mountain laurel, bearing bundles of pink flowers in forests in the summer. 2 : A wreath of laurel conferred as an ancient award to accomplished poets, athletic champions, and others, as well as the honor and glory symbolized by the laurel wreath.
"Diana was more inclined to rest on the laurels she had achieved while a young up-and-comer rather that follow through with actual new achievements."
From Old French "laureole," direct descendant of Latin laureola, the diminutive of laurea "laurel tree," probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European source. In ancient Greece, the laurel was sacred to Apollo, the god of poetic creation. From Old French "laureole," direct descendant of Latin laureola, the diminutive of laurea "laurel tree," probably borrowed from a non-Indo-European source. In ancient Greece, the laurel was sacred to Apollo, the god of poetic creation.
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