laurel cherry n 1: 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 [syn: {cherry laurel}, {Prunus laurocerasus}] 2: small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States [syn: {cherry laurel}, {mock orange}, {wild orange}, {Prunus caroliniana}]