Laurus
Genus of flowering plants in the laurel family Lauraceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Larus.
This article is about the genus of evergreen trees. For other uses, see Laurus (disambiguation).
Laurus (/ˈlɔːrəs/)[2] is a genus of evergreen trees or shrubs belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The genus contains three or more species,[3] including the bay laurel or sweet bay, L. nobilis, widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and a culinary herb.
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Laurus novocanariensis | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Lauraceae |
Genus: | Laurus L. (1753)[1] |
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