laur‧el /ˈlɒrəl $ ˈlɔː-, ˈlɑː-/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: lorier, from lor 'laurel', from Latin laurus]
1. [uncountable and countable] a small tree with smooth shiny dark green leaves that do not fall in winter
2. rest/sit on your laurels to be satisfied with what you have achieved and therefore stop trying to achieve anything new
3. look to your laurels to work hard in order not to lose the success that you have achieved
4. laurels [plural] honours that you receive for something you have achieved:
academic laurels [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲