Definitions for california laurel
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Cal′ifor′nia lau′rel(n.)
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.
Category: Plants
Origin of California laurel:
1870–75, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica(noun)
Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
Wiktionary
California laurel(Noun)
A tree native to the coastal forests of western North America.
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