1. [noun] An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
2. [noun] A crown of laurel.
3. [noun] (figuratively) (chiefly in the plural) honor, distinction, fame.
4. [noun] An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel
5. [noun] (Mormonism) A 16-17 year old participant in the Young Women organization of the LDS Church.
6. [noun] Any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family.
7. [noun] United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965).
8. [noun] (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory.
