laurus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Laurus
    n 1: small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves [syn:
         {Laurus}, {genus Laurus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Laurus \Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)
   A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only
   the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {Laurus
   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}.
   [1913 Webster]