Laurel is a plant of the camphor family, a subtropical tree. Evergreen small trees or shrubs, crown ovoid, low branching, green branchlets, all have a fragrance. Leaves and branches can be distilled laurel oil, used in the production of spices and laurel perfume.

The cinnamon bark for home cooking can be made from the bark of laurel.

Laurel is a plant of the family Mulleinaceae, also known as Mullein.

The leaves of the cinnamon tree are larger and the leaves of the bay laurel are somewhat smaller.

Important difference: when the leaves are crumbled in your hands, the leaves of laurel have a strong scent and the leaves of osmanthus do not have such a strong scent.