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PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS
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I. (noun)
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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 oil
Synonyms:
cherry laurel; laurel cherry; Prunus laurocerasus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Prunus laurocerasus" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Prunus laurocerasus" is a member of...):
genus Prunus; Prunus (a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions)