Umbellularia (redirected from California bay laurel)

Um`bel`lu`la´ri`a

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(Zool.) A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base.

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Umbellularia - aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast genus Umbellularia magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms family Lauraceae, Lauraceae, laurel family - a family of Lauraceae California bay tree, California laurel, California olive, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, Umbellularia californica, spice tree, mountain laurel - Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood