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What is the cherry laurel?

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The cherry laurel ( P. laurocerasus or Laurocerasus officinalis ) is an Old World evergreen species cultivated elsewhere in many varieties as an ornamental. The leaves are sometimes used as a flavoring and in making cherry laurel water. The American cherry laurel ( P. or L. caroliniana ), called mock orange in the South, is similar but larger.

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