HyperDic: umbellularia_californica

English > 1 sense of the expression Umbellularia californica:
NOUNplantUmbellularia californica, California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurelPacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit
English > Umbellularia californica: 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, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel
Member ofUmbellularia, genus Umbellulariaaromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast
BroaderlaurelAny of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

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