Defn: Ordinary camphor; — so called in allusion to the family name
(Lauraceæ) of the camphor trees. See Camphor.
LAURIOL
Lau"ri*ol, n.
Defn: Spurge laurel. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LAURITE
Lau"rite, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Min.)
Defn: A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum in
Borneo and Oregon.
LAURONE
Lau"rone, n. Etym: [Lauric + -one.] (Chem.)
Defn: The ketone of lauric acid.
LAURUS
Lau"rus, n. Etym: [L., laurel.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus.
LAUS
Laus, a.