big laurel

noun

, South Midland U.S.

1. the rhododendron.

Word History and Origins

Origin of big laurel¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

Example Sentences

It was a very dark night, and I was belated on the western ridge, near the Big Laurel ravine.

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Bob beat a precipitate retreat, and pitched me headlong into a big laurel hedge, near the gate.

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It was open, and inside, under the shelter of a big laurel, stood a woman with a basket.

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