Laurus nobilis
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Laurus nobilis is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glabrous leaves. It is in the flowering plant family Lauraceae. According to Muer, Jahn, & Sauerbier, the stem can be 1 metre in
Starr 071024 0195 Laurus nobilis leaves Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula Maui
A laurel shrub
Laurus nobilis in pot
Laurus nobilis in bloom
Laurel wreath
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A laurel wreath is a symbol of triumph, a wreath made of connected branches and leaves of the bay laurel, an aromatic broadleaf evergreen. It was also later made from spineless butcher's broom or cher
Laurus nobilis
…tried to seduce her she pleaded for help to Gaia, who transported her to Crete. In Daphne's place Gaia left a laurel tree, from which Apollo fashioned wreaths to console himself. Other versions of the myth, including that of the Roman poet Ovid, state that Daphne was transformed directly into a laurel tree…
A laurel wreath decorating a memorial at the Folketing, the national parliament of Denmark.
Apollo and Daphne
An actress performing a play. She wears an ivy wreath and stands in front of a statue of a woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (room 21, The British Museum, London)
Ovid with laurel wreath, common in poets