Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Laurus \Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)
   A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only
   the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {L.
   Canariensis} of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the
   sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several
   other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the
   genus {Laurus}.

Source : WordNet®

Laurus
     n : small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves [syn: {genus
         Laurus}]