Small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States.
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Examples for "Prunus laurocerasus "
Examples for "Prunus laurocerasus "
1 Oil of bitter almonds and cherry laurel water are poisonous in consequence of containing prussic acid.
2 And some other people -who wanted something bulky and fast -planted Japanese or cherry laurel .
3 I took a tube which was supposed to contain alcohol, but which did contain cherry laurel water.
1 There were fig-trees, persimmons, mock orange , and shrubs ablaze with blossoms.
2 This is true of grapes, quince, hybrid perpetual roses, shrubby hibiscus, crape myrtle, mock orange , hydrangea (paniculata), and others.
3 The sweet smell of mallow and mock orange flowers wafted through the byways, perfuming the cobblestone lanes sweeter than a baby's breath.
4 In the foyer and dining room and kitchen, the air swims with the scent of phantom flowers, shimmering with sweet, heavy mock orange .
5 The sense of peace the poet feels in her garden with its mock orange and sky-blue delphiniums is warming, but her fire has gone.
1 The event featured wild orange hair, black vampire-style dresses, slashed sleeves and ripped tops.
2 The sweet and wild orange grows here, and some extensive groves are to be seen.
3 It was a hornet, but larger than my thumb, with wild orange stripes across its pulsating abdomen.
4 Both these birds build their nests six or seven feet above the ground, on thorny bushes, or in wild orange trees.
5 He moved too rapidly then for my old limbs, and disappeared among those groves of wild orange that fill your neighborhood.
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