Laurel may refer to:

Botany

*Lauraceae, the botanical laurel family, including
**Bay laurel Laurus nobilis, the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a seasoning
**California Laurel Umbellularia californica is a related tree or large shrub
**True Cinnamon or Ceylon Cinnamon Cinnamomum verum, the inner bark of which is used as the spice cinnamon
**Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora is a natural source of camphor

Other unrelated plants:

*Cherry laurel Prunus laurocerasus, often just called laurel in gardens, is an evergreen cherry
*Portugal laurel Prunus lusitanica, also an evergreen cherry
*Spotted laurel refers to variegated cultivars of the Aucuba Aucuba japonica
*Karaka (tree), formerly called New Zealand laurel
*Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia, an evergreen shrub of the eastern United States highlands
*Great laurel Rhododendron maximum, another shrub of the Appalachian mountains

Honors

*Laurel wreath

Coins

*Laurel (English coin), a former English gold coin

People

*Jose P. Laurel, former President of the Philippines.
*Stan Laurel is one half of the comic duo of Laurel and Hardy.
*A Laurel is a 16-17 year-old participant in the Young Women's program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Places

In the Philippines:
*Laurel, Batangas

In the United States:
*Laurel, Delaware
*Laurel, Florida
*Laurel, Indiana
*Laurel, Iowa
*Laurel, Maryland
*Laurel, Mississippi
*Laurel, Montana
*Laurel, Nebraska
*Laurel, Oakland
*Laurel, Virginia