(1):
(n.) A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; - especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
(2):
(n.) An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
(3):
(n.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus (L. nobilis), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; - called also sweet bay.