Noun: cherry laurel 'che-ree'lo-rul
- Frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
"Cherry laurel hedges provided privacy along the garden border";
- laurel cherry, Prunus laurocerasus
- Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
"Cherry laurel hedges provided privacy around the garden";
- laurel cherry, mock orange, wild orange, Prunus caroliniana
Derived forms: cherry laurels
Type of: angiospermous tree, bush, flowering tree, shrub
Part of: genus Prunus, Prunus
Encyclopedia: Cherry laurel