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

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