LAUREL, n. The _laurus_, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as had influence at court. (_Vide supra._) - Ambrose Bierce

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Ambrose Bierce: "LAUREL, n. The _laurus_, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as had influence at court. (_Vide supra._)"

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Apollo	Brows	Court	Dedicated
Defoliated	Formerly	Influence	Laurel
Laurus	Poets	Such	Supra
Vegetable	Victors	Vide	Wreathe

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