Laurifolius
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Also known as: laurifolia, laurifolium
A resemblance epithet for plants with leaves resembling Laurus nobilis — broad, glossy, leathery, and dark green. Appears as laurifolius (masculine), laurifolia (feminine), or laurifolium (neuter).
Etymology
From the genus Laurus (bay laurel) + Latin folium (leaf), meaning "laurel-leaved."
Example
“Cistus laurifolius (laurel-leaved cistus) and Prunus laurocerasus both carry reference to the classic bay-laurel leaf form the epithet describes.”