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lauraceous
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lauraceous, a. [From Laurus.].
Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceæ ) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor tree, etc. [1913 Webster]
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