Commissioned in September 2010, the sculpture is based on a laurel leaf.

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Mr Robb said the laurel leaf was chosen as a basis for the design to reference Falkirk's rich Roman heritage, he also said the leaf's role as a victory symbol was particularly apt, given the local community's success in regenerating the area's woodland.

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Eugenol, a methoxyphenol found in various essential oils such as clove, bay laurel, cinnamon leaf, and rosemary, appears to be a particulary effective peorxynitrites scavenger (the methyl group binds to peroxynitrites and the phenol group converts it into water and a nitrogen dioxide anion).

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