The Collaborative International Dictionary
laurel-tree
laurel-tree \laurel-tree\ n. A small tree ( Persea borbonia) of the Southern U. S. having dark red heartwood.
Syn: red bay, Persea borbonia.
WordNet
laurel-tree
n. small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood [syn: red bay, Persea borbonia]
Usage examples of "laurel-tree".
The car was parked in the laurel-tree enclosure beside the gate, and to judge by the copious blessings rained upon it by the doves had been there overnight.
A light breeze teased the leaves of two entwined laurel-trees in the centre of the yard.
He did not even reach the laurel-trees however, before the guards arrived.