California laurel

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California laurel

An aromatic evergreen tree (Umbellularia californica) native to California and southern Oregon and having clusters of small yellowish-green flowers, olivelike yellowish-green to purple fruits, and light brown wood valued for use in fine woodwork. Also called California bay, Oregon myrtle.

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

Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, California bay tree, California olive, Umbellularia californica, mountain laurel, spice tree

laurel - any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

genus Umbellularia, Umbellularia - aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast

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