cherry laurel
noun
Also called English laurel.
a rosaceous evergreen shrub or small tree, Prunus laurocerasus, of Eurasia, having clusters of white flowers and dark purple fruit.
Origin of cherry laurel
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby cherry laurel
cherry angioma,
cherry birch,
cherry bomb,
cherry brandy,
cherry coal,
cherry laurel,
cherry orchard, the,
cherry pepper,
cherry picker,
cherry pie,
cherry plum
Example sentences from the Web for cherry laurel
Equal parts of glycerin, soft soap, and cherry-laurel water, mixed together.
Fresh leaves of the common or cherry-laurel (Cerasus Lauro-cerasus).
British Dictionary definitions for cherry laurel
cherry laurel
noun
a Eurasian rosaceous evergreen shrub, Prunus laurocerasus, having glossy aromatic leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black fruits