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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae — the laurels.

Etymologies

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From Latin laurus

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Examples

  • It was not the fear of speaking that kept me from that downtown bar that night or the next night a year or two later when one of my poems showed up in Laurus.

    10 Moments, 7 Choices, 5 People: Choice #1 2002

  • Well, bay leaves are from the herb tree, bay, known as Laurus nobilis, with the

    WN.com - Articles related to Specialist advice from a flat-screen TV 2009

  • These relict forests include many Tertiary relict species such as Laurus nobilis, Arbutus unedo, Rhamnus alaternus, as well as several fern species, such as Woodwardia radicans, Culcita macrocarpa, and Stennograma pozoi.

    Cantabrian mixed forests 2008

  • Cork oak forests are characterized by a very rich evergreen and subtropical-like mixing of small trees and high shrubs such as Laurus nobilis, Arbutus unedo, Erica arborea, Ilex aquifolium, Phillyrea latifolia, P. angustifolia, Viburnum tinus, Cytisus villosus, and Myrtus communis.

    Mediterranean woodlands and forests 2007

  • This strategy is newly redesigned to give business partners such as Laurus additional economic, sales, marketing and technical benefits through the creation of new levels in partnership and solution specializations. open source community, Laurus Technologies will collaborate and offer innovative and complete solutions to fit customers 'IT challenges.

    Digital50.com Digital 50 Daily Industry News RSS Feed 2009

  • Laurus, which is incorrectly translated "laurel."] [Footnote 421: Compare Life of Pompeius, c.

    Plutarch's Lives, Volume II 46-120? Plutarch 1839

  • One manufacturer of AIDS medications, Indian firm Aptuit Laurus Pvt. Ltd., said the new approach lowered the cost of producing tenofovir by about 20%.

    Researchers Manipulate Drug's Chemistry in Bid to Lower Treatment Cost Mark Schoofs 2011

  • Lornamead Inc.'s Lice Shield leave-in spray and combined shampoo and conditioner products are sold nationally by Wal-Mart, CVS Caremark Corp. and Rite Aid Corp. Zippity Doo's, a division of Laurus Enterprises LLC, sells its shampoos, hair gels and spray at some U.S. drugstore chains and through the websites of Target Corp. and Walgreen Co. The company declined to specify figures, but says 2011 sales have so far quadrupled last year's total.

    Parents' Latest Pick: Herbal Shampoos to Keep Away Lice Timothy W. Martin 2011

  • Earlier this year, an alert greenhouse owner in Pennsylvania saw odd symptoms on his seedling bay laurel (Laurus nobilis).

    Going abroad? Avoid bringing back unintended souvenirs. 2010

  • The efforts of hedge funds like NIR Group and Laurus Capital Management to turbocharge their returns by focusing on penny stocks and PIPEs have been the subject of several articles in Forbes over the last three years.

    SEC And Manhattan DA Investigate Southridge Capital 2009

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