1. (

• laurel

) any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family ;

2. (

• Laurel ,
• Stan_Laurel ,
• Arthur_Stanley_Jefferson_Laurel

) United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965) ;

3. (

• laurel ,
• laurel_wreath ,
• bay_wreath

) (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory ;