Laurel
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(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.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
Psalm 37:35
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
a plant which was sacred to Apollo, the god of prophecy, and much used by those who pretended to inspiration. The heads of ancient seers were usually adorned with laurel wreaths, while they carried in their hands a laurel branch as a magic wand. The heads of victors in the national games were also crowned with laurel wreaths; hence the expression, "winning the laurels."
