1. (n.)California laurel a tree, Umbellularia californica, of the laurel family, native to the W coast of the U.S., having aromatic leaves, umbels of yellowish green flowers, and hard wood.
Etymology: (1870–75, Amer.)
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1. (noun)California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica Pacificcoast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
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