laurus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves
    genus Laurus.

WordNet

Lau"rus noun
Etymology
L., laurel.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus.

Webster 1913