cherry laurel

noun

Prunus laurocerasus, an evergreen shrub, native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia.

Similar
laurel cherryPrunus laurocerasusmock orangewild orangePrunus caroliniana
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Meanings

nouncherry laurel (plural cherry laurels)

plural cherry laurels

  1. An evergreen cherry in the section Prunus sect. Laurocerasus, some of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
    1. Prunus laurocerasus, an evergreen shrub, native to regions bordering the Black Sea in southwestern Asia.
    2. Prunus caroliniana, native to the southeastern United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfrequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil

Similar
laurel cherryPrunus laurocerasus
Broader
shrubbush

nounsmall flowering evergreen tree of southern United States

Similar
laurel cherrymock orangewild orangePrunus caroliniana
Broader
angiospermous treeflowering tree
Also see
english laurelmock orangewild orange

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian лавровишна
  • лавровишна (lavrovišna)Prunus laurocerasus
Catalan llorer-cirer
  • llorer-cirerPrunus laurocerasus
Chinese Mandarin 桂櫻 /桂樱
  • 桂櫻 /桂樱 (guìyīng)Prunus laurocerasus
Finnish laakerikirsikka
  • laakerikirsikkaPrunus laurocerasus
French laurier-cerise
  • laurier-cerisePrunus laurocerasus
German Lorbeerkirsche
  • LorbeerkirschePrunus laurocerasus
Irish labhras silíní
  • labhras silíníPrunus laurocerasus
Romanian laur englezesc
  • laur englezescPrunus laurocerasus
Russian лаврови́шня
  • лаврови́шня (lavrovíšnja)Prunus laurocerasus
Spanish laurel cerezo, laurel real
  • laurel cerezoPrunus laurocerasus
  • laurel realPrunus laurocerasus
  • laurocerasoPrunus laurocerasus
Turkish taflan, karayemiş
  • taflanPrunus laurocerasus
  • karayemişPrunus laurocerasus
Welsh coed llawrgeirios
  • coed llawrgeiriosPrunus laurocerasus
Cite this entry
APA

cherry laurel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20laurel

MLA

“cherry laurel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20laurel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cherry laurel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cherry%20laurel.

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