laurel oak

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noun

an oak, Quercus laurifolia, of the southeastern U.S., found in moist areas and having shiny dark green leaves.

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Origin of laurel oak

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

So when my wife and I moved to Laurel Canyon I spent my first year working night and day on the show.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“The influence of the oak maturation casks on the final character of The Macallan is vital,” says MacPherson.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Spanish oak, which has an open grain and high levels of tannin, gives you dried fruit, spice, and even chocolate flavors.
How Much Do Whisky Casks Really Affect Taste?||December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Did McCarthy invent the portrayal of violence in fiction, or should that laurel go to Homer?
Compliments Are Nice, but Enough With the Cormac McCarthy Comparisons|William Giraldi|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They embraced as they ran down the list of Red Oak residents at the fair.
Joni Ernst's Big Pivot: From Pig Castrator to Iowa Nice|Ben Jacobs|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He went out into the garden, and the rustling of the laurel-bushes frightened him.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Isabel sat on the bench under an ancient oak for half an hour or more, but took no note of the time.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
An oak gallery runs round two sides of the hall and descends in broad and gentle stairs down the right side of it.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
My smithy lies yonder, beyond that turn of the road and behind the biggest oak tree in the country.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Dorothy lighted a candle, and led the way up the wide oak staircase at the bottom of the hall to the chambers above.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie