"Alexandrian laurel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Alexandrian laurels [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία (dáphnē Alexandreía), from δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”) + Ἀλεξανδρεία (Alexandreía, “of Alexander, Alexandrian”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία}} Ancient Greek δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία (dáphnē Alexandreía), {{m|grc|δάφνη|t=laurel}} δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel”), {{m|grc|Ἀλεξανδρεία|t=of Alexander, Alexandrian}} Ἀλεξανδρεία (Alexandreía, “of Alexander, Alexandrian”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Alexandrian laurel (plural Alexandrian laurels)
  1. An ornamental shrub in the asparagus family, Danae racemosa, with glossy leaf-like stems Synonyms (Danae racemosa): poet's laurel
    Sense id: en-Alexandrian_laurel-en-noun-4hKDTvAe Disambiguation of 'Danae racemosa': 88 12
  2. An ornamental evergreen tree native from East Africa and India through the South Pacific of species Calophyllum inophyllum, which has strong wood and seeds containing a useful oil. Categories (lifeform): Asparagus family plants, Malpighiales order plants, Polynesian canoe plants
    Sense id: en-Alexandrian_laurel-en-noun-zrQ-nrS8 Disambiguation of Asparagus family plants: 38 62 Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 12 88 Disambiguation of Polynesian canoe plants: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 7 93 Synonyms (Calophyllum inophyllum): balltree, beach calophyllum, beach touriga, beautyleaf, Borneo mahogany, Indian doomba oiltree, Indian laurel, laurelwood, red poon, satin touriga, tacamahac tree Disambiguation of 'Calophyllum inophyllum': 1 99

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