HyperDic: oregon_myrtle

English > 1 sense of the expression Oregon myrtle:
NOUNplantOregon myrtle, California laurel, California bay tree, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californicaPacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit
English > Oregon myrtle: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningPacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood.
SynonymsCalifornia laurel, California bay tree, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica
Member ofUmbellularia, genus Umbellulariaaromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast
BroaderlaurelAny of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

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