WordCmp.com

laurel vs mountain laurel

mountain laurel vs laurel

laurel and mountain laurel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
laurel Yes No No No
mountain laurel Yes No No No
As nouns, mountain laurel is a hyponym of laurel; that is, mountain laurel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than laurel:
  • laurel: any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
  • mountain laurel: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
laurel (noun) mountain laurel (noun)
(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
Difference between laurel and mountain laurel

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.