great laurel

noun

1. a tall shrub, Rhododendron maximum, of eastern North America, having rose-pink flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of great laurel¹

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Example Sentences

It flashed upon her like a sudden light, though they were standing in the shade of a great laurel.

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Great Laurel (Rhododendron maximum) is also in the heath family.

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A common name is simply laurel, but that does not distinguish it from the great laurel which is often associated with it.

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They deposited their basket where Betty would find it, under the shadow of the great laurel in the back avenue.

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