NOUN | plant | sassafras laurel, California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica | Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit |
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Meaning | Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood. | |
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Synonyms | California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica | |
Member of | Umbellularia, genus Umbellularia | aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast |
Broader | laurel | Any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family |
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