genus Laurus

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genus Laurus - small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leavesLaurusmagnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiospermsfamily Lauraceae, Lauraceae, laurel family - a family of Lauraceaebay laurel, bay tree, Laurus nobilis, true laurel, bay - small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors