lauraceous

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US/ˌlɔɹˈeɪ.ʃəs/

adjective

Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including laurel, sassafras, cinnamon, true camphor, etc.

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Meanings

adjectivelauraceous (comparative more lauraceous, superlative most lauraceous)

comparative more lauraceous · superlative most lauraceous

  1. biologyBelonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including laurel, sassafras, cinnamon, true camphor, etc.

Origin

  1. Latinlaurus“laurel”
  2. Englishlauraceous

From Lauraceae, from Latin laurus (“laurel”) + -aceous.

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Translations

Bulgarian лавров
  • лавров (lavrov)Lauraceae
Polish laurowy
  • laurowyLauraceae

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lauraceous

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APA

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

MLA

“lauraceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lauraceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lauraceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lauraceous.

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