Home What’s a Laureate? a Classicist Explains the Word’s Roots in Ancient Greek Victors Winning Crowns of Laurel Leaves Various parts of the laurel were used medicinally and culinarily. Otto Wilhelm Thomé/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Various parts of the laurel were used medicinally and culinarily. Otto Wilhelm Thomé/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Various parts of the laurel were used medicinally and culinarily. Otto Wilhelm Thomé/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY
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