Alexandrian laurel

Meaning

Noun

• An ornamental shrub in the asparagus family, Danae racemosa (species), with glossy leaf-like stems
• An ornamental evergreen tree native from East Africa and India through the South Pacific, Calophyllum inophyllum, which has strong wood and seeds containing a useful oil.

Related

Similar words

• balltree, beach calophyllum, beach touriga, beautyleaf, Borneo mahogany, Indian doomba oiltree, Indian laurel, laurelwood, red poon, satin touriga, tacamahac tree
• poet's laurel

Origin

• From Ancient Greek δάφνη Ἀλεξανδρεία, from δάφνη + Ἀλεξανδρεία