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Cherry laurel

noun

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: laurel cherry, Prunus laurocerasus.

Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States. Synonyms: laurel cherry, mock orange, Prunus caroliniana, wild orange.

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"Cherry laurel" Quotes from Famous Books

... accident, has made him acquainted. In examining the poisonous productions of the vegetable kingdom, we find that their properties are generally due to the presence of some acid or alkali contained in the plant from which they are derived. Oil of bitter almonds and cherry laurel water are poisonous in consequence of containing prussic acid. Opium owes its activity to the alkaloid morphia. The Upas-tiente derives its energetic powers from the alkaloid strychnia; conia is the active principle of hemlock; veratria of ...

— The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom • P. L. Simmonds

Words linked to "Cherry laurel" : genus Prunus, angiospermous tree, Prunus, bush, flowering tree, shrub