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alexandrian laurel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
alexan-dri-an lau-rel
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ornamental shrub of species Danae racemosa, in the asparagus family, with glossy leaf-like stems.

noun

An ornamental evergreen tree of species Calophyllum inophyllum, native from East Africa and India through the South Pacific which has strong wood and seeds containing a useful oil.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία (dáphnē Alexandreía), from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) + Ἀλεξανδρεία (Alexandreía, “of Alexander, Alexandrian”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία

Inflected Forms

Alexandrian laurels (plural)

Synonyms

balltree beach calophyllum beach touriga beautyleaf Borneo mahogany Indian doomba oiltree Indian laurel laurelwood red poon satin touriga tacamahac tree tamanu

Questions

What does alexandrian laurel mean?
An ornamental shrub of species Danae racemosa, in the asparagus family, with glossy leaf-like stems.
Where does alexandrian laurel come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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