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Laurus
‖
Lau′rus
,Noun.
[L., laurel.]
(Bot.)
A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (
Laurus nobilis
), and the larger Laurus Canariensis
of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus
. Definition 2024
Laurus
Laurus
See also: laurus
Translingual
Laurus azorica
Proper noun
Laurus f
See also
- Laurus azorica
- Laurus nobilis
- Laurus porrecta
Faroese
Proper noun
Laurus m
- A male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Laurus: Laurusarson or Laurusson
- daughter of Laurus: Laurusardóttir or Laurusdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Laurus |
| Accusative | Laurus |
| Dative | Laurusi |
| Genitive | Laurusar, Laurus |
laurus
laurus
See also: Laurus
Latin
Noun
laurus f (genitive laurī); second declension
- laurel tree
- (metonymically) laurels; a crown of laurel
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | laurus | laurī |
| genitive | laurī | laurōrum |
| dative | laurō | laurīs |
| accusative | laurum | laurōs |
| ablative | laurō | laurīs |
| vocative | laure | laurī |
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References
- laurus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- laurus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “laurus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.