Laurel

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Contents 1 Botany 2 Coins 3 People 4 Places

Botany

• Lauraceae, the botanical laurel family, including
  • Bay laurel Laurus nobilis, the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a seasoning
  • California Laurel Umbellularia californica is a related tree or large shrub

Other unrelated plants:

• Cherry laurel Prunus laurocerasus, often just called laurel in gardens, is an evergreen cherry
• Portugal laurel Prunus lusitanica, also an evergreen cherry
• Spotted laurel refers to variegated cultivars of the Aucuba Aucuba japonica
• Karaka (tree), formerly called New Zealand laurel

Coins

• Laurel (English coin), a former English gold coin

People

• Jose P. Laurel, former President of the Philippines
• Stan Laurel is one half of the comic duo of Laurel and Hardy

Places

In the Philippines:

• Laurel, Batangas

In the United States:

• Laurel, Delaware
• Laurel, Florida
• Laurel, Indiana
• Laurel, Iowa
• Laurel, Maryland
• Laurel, Mississippi
• Laurel, Montana
• Laurel, Nebraska
• Laurel, Oakland

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