Alexandrian laurel
Alexandrian laurel noun: an ornamental shrub of species Danae racemosa, in the asparagus family, with glossy leaf-like stems.
Noun
Alexandrian laurel (plural Alexandrian laurels)
- An ornamental shrub of species Danae racemosa, in the asparagus family, with glossy leaf-like stems.
- Synonyms:
- poet's laurel
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- balltree, beach calophyllum, beach touriga, beautyleaf, Borneo mahogany, Indian doomba oiltree, Indian laurel, laurelwood, red poon, satin touriga
Alexandrian laurel meaning in Tamil
Alexandrian laurel in Tamil
- புன்னை, பாடலத்துருமம், குருந்துதிகம்
Synonyms of Alexandrian laurel
- poet's laurel
- balltree
- beach calophyllum
- beach touriga
- beautyleaf
- Borneo mahogany
- Indian doomba oiltree
- Indian laurel
- laurelwood
- red poon
3 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- satin touriga
- tacamahac tree
- tamanu
Forms of Alexandrian laurel
| plural | Alexandrian laurels |
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Origin of Alexandrian laurel
From Ancient Greek δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία (dáphnē Alexandreía), from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) + Ἀλεξανδρεία (Alexandreía, “of Alexander, Alexandrian”).
Questions about Alexandrian laurel
- What does Alexandrian laurel mean?
- Alexandrian laurel means an ornamental shrub of species Danae racemosa, in the asparagus family, with glossy leaf-like stems.
- What is Alexandrian laurel in Tamil?
- Alexandrian laurel in Tamil is புன்னை, பாடலத்துருமம், குருந்துதிகம். See Alexandrian laurel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Alexandrian laurel?
- Alexandrian laurel is a noun.
- What is the plural of Alexandrian laurel?
- The plural of Alexandrian laurel is Alexandrian laurels.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Alexandrian laurel (page history and authors); alexandrian laurel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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