California laurel

California laurel

noun
1.
Also called bay tree. a tree, Umbellularia californica, of the laurel family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having aromatic leaves and umbels of yellowish-green flowers.
2.
the hard, golden-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and decorative objects.
Also called myrtle, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood.


Origin:
1870–75, Americanism
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California laurel is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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california laurel

noun
Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood 
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