laurel
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a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinctionsynonyms: acolada, elogio, espaldarazo, galardón, premiotypes:trofeosomething given as a token of victoryselloan indication of approved or superior statuscondecoración, dije, medalla, medallónan award for winning a championship or commemorating some other eventtrofeoan award for success in war or huntingbachillerato, licenciaturaan academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studiesmaestríaan academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degreedoctoradoone of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a universitydoctorado honoris causaa degree conferred to honor the recipienttype of:símboloan arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
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dried leaf of the bay laurelsynonyms: hoja de laurel
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any of various aromatic trees of the laurel familysynonyms: laurotypes:alcanforerolarge evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphorcanelatropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamonsasafrásyellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North Americatype of:angiospermoany tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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This poem commemorates the early death of a young athlete. The speaker notes that, because the athlete died in the prime of his life, he will always be remembered as youthful and victorious.