lau·rel /ˈlôrəl/
Noun
1. an evergreen shrub with pink flowers
“Along the roads, laurel, viburnum and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler’s eye through much of the year."
- Silent Spring (1962) by Rachel Carson (1907 -1964) 2. achievement, award, victory “Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon." - Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)